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Treylon BurksAndy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesArizona Cardinals receive: 2023 first-rounder (No. 11 overall), 2023 third-rounder (No. 72 overall), 2024 first-rounder, 2025 second-rounder, DL Denico Autry
Tennessee Titans receive: No. 3 overall pick in 2023, WR DeAndre Hopkins
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, six teams have contacted the Cardinals about acquiring the No. 3 overall pick in the 2023 draft.
Since the Cardinals have received trade proposals for Hopkins that fell short of their expectations, they can package him in a deal with their first-round pick. Arizona can maximize his trade value if it garners an offer from a team that has needs at quarterback and wide receiver. The Titans fit the bill.
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah (h/t Buck Reising of A to Z Sports) said he heard the Titans are "exploring" a move up to the No. 3 spot.
Tennessee has quarterback Ryan Tannehill under contract through the 2023 term, but his production has dropped since former Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith took the Atlanta Falcons' head-coaching job. Moreover, coming off an injury-riddled 2022 campaign, Tannehill will turn 35 years in July.
While head coach Mike Vrabel said he expects Tannehill to start for the Titans in 2023, incoming general manager Ran Carthon may still find the team's quarterback of the future early in the draft.
Last offseason, the Titans signed Robert Woods and drafted Treylon Burks with the Philadelphia Eagles' first-round pick from the A.J. Brown trade. In February, the club cut the former, and the latter posted modest receiving numbers in his rookie campaign, hauling in 33 passes for 444 and a touchdown.
Tennessee can address the present and the future with one franchise-altering trade for the No. 3 overall pick and Hopkins.
On the other end, Arizona would get multiple premium picks and Autry, who's registered at least 7.5 sacks, 22 pressures and eight tackles for loss in three consecutive campaigns. He would strengthen a defensive unit that allowed the second-most points in 2022.
While Hopkins may not love a situation with Tannehill and a rookie, he would play for a team that's finished first or second in the AFC South for four consecutive campaigns. Since 2017, Tennessee has only missed the playoffs twice.
As a competitive team in the AFC over the past six years, the Titans may be able to keep Hopkins happy. He would see a lot of targets opposite Burks on the perimeter.
Maurice Moton covers the NFL for Bleacher Report. You can follow him on Twitter @MoeMoton.
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