Hopkins: 'There was no relationship' with Bill O'Brien

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DeAndre Hopkins wants it to be known that he and Bill O'Brien did not exactly see eye to eye.

"There was no relationship (with O'Brien)," Hopkins told Sports Illustrated's Greg Bishop. "Make sure you put that in there. There's not a lot to speak about."

Hopkins was traded from the Houston Texans to the Arizona Cardinals last month along with a fourth-round pick in exchange for running back David Johnson, a second-rounder, and a fourth-round pick.

The return for arguably the game's best wide receiver stunned the football world. O'Brien, the head coach and general manager of the Texans, was highly criticized for the move. He said afterward the deal was made "in the best interest of our team."

However, Hopkins was not shocked he was shipped to the Cardinals, stating last week he was "preparing" for a move. Even though he loved quarterback Deshaun Watson and the rest of his teammates, as well as the city of Houston, Hopkins revealed he wanted to be dealt. The league's 14th-highest-paid wide receiver (by cap hit) wanted more money, and O'Brien wouldn't give it to him.

"Asking for a little raise would lead to the outcome that I got," he said. "Which is the outcome that I wanted."

NFL Network analyst and former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin claimed Hopkins told him that O'Brien once compared him to former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

"Hopkins has a few kids from different women - (O'Brien) told DeAndre he doesn't like that he has his 'baby mamas' around sometimes, and from that, I think the relationship just went bad," Irvin said.

Soon after, Hopkins took to Twitter to say the story was "blown way out of proportion," and that he has the "utmost respect" for O'Brien.

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