The NFL news just keeps on coming, and this time it’s not so great for either the Arizona Cardinals or fantasy football managers. DeAndre Hopkins, the All-Pro and fantasy superstar wide receiver, has been suspended six games for a violation of the NFL’s Performance Enhancing Drug policy, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The news is a gut punch to an offense that seemingly improved itself with the addition of Marquise Brown. (Maybe the Cardinals knew the Hopkins news was coming?) The suspension means Hopkins will miss about a third of the fantasy season, which pushes him from a borderline No. 1 fantasy receiver to more of a No. 3 option in redrafts. It also means that selecting Hopkins will require having to draft more wideout depth in an attempt to ease his absence. That might not be worth the trouble for some.
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