WR DeAndre Hopkins 'very happy' to sign with Titans: 'People are writing us off'

DeAndre Hopkins' free agency didn't end with him joining an anticipated contender.

Well, at least not according to most prognosticators. When Hopkins puts his analyst hat on, though, he sees a different future, one that involves he and his Titans teammates stunning most everyone.

"I feel like I've always had something to prove, and that's how I play my game," Hopkins said, via the team's official site. "The decision to come to Nashville, obviously, made a lot of people mad. But I kind of felt at home being here from the get-go, from early on.

"Tennessee is a team not many people put on their list, and I think I am not just speaking for myself, but the team as well, people are writing us off."

When the Cardinals unceremoniously released Hopkins this offseason, his list of top destinations was littered with contenders. Buffalo and Kansas City appeared most often, but others -- Detroit, Dallas, etc. -- also surfaced more than once.

It was surprising, then, to see him launch his free agency tour with stops in Nashville and New England. After weeks of waiting, his first visit ended up being his best.

Hopkins explained he chose the Titans because of comfort and familiarity with important figures in Tennessee. He spent time with coach Mike Vrabel and assistant Tim Kelly in Houston, and believes they have his best interest in mind. After being traded from Houston to Arizona, then spending the last year and a half mired in struggles both similar to and different from what the rest of the Cardinals organization endured, Hopkins wanted to go somewhere he believed would value him as more than just a football player.

"I am very happy, very glad," Hopkins said Monday. "This was a team that as soon as the offseason hit and I knew I was