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He has great hands. He’ll definitely make the tough catches. He’s proven that. He’ll definitely be an exciting player and definitely be able to help us. Hopkins has practiced with the first-team offense, which meant he and Andre Johnson were the starting receivers. The veteran and team-captain also believes Hopkins is well on his way to contributing. He’s picking up everything pretty well ... He went and made some plays today and that’s a good thing. I think day-by-day, he’ll continue to get better and better.
It’s a lot of fun, great camaraderie just being around your teammates to do something like this ... I was actually shocked about the crowd. I didn’t realize how many people would be here and we’d be playing in front of. Looking forward to it next year. It just goes to show how our fans support what we do in the community. (To) raise $300,000 at an event like this is awesome. It goes back to the community, and as long as J.J. does this, I’ll be there to support.
I think the last time we went in the first round for a wide receiver (in 2003), we did a pretty good job with Andre Johnson ... So now we’re selecting that level of player in the college talent pool. There’s a lot of work to be done in him developing, fitting into our system, so there’s a lot of things to pass. But there are certainly tremendous prospects for him to come in and immediately make an impact on our football team.More quotes »
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