“I was like, ‘I’m almost losing the love for this game being in this situation,’” Hopkins said with a quiver in his voice. “I could talk to Ran like that because he understands me. He was like, ‘I see it in your eyes that this isn’t the place you might want to be. We had that tough conversation.’ The next day I was traded.”

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has had an amazing career in the National Football League -- one that has seen the wideout collect over 100 receptions in four different seasons, while compiling 984 catches for 12,