Overview
- Hopkins began a multi-day visit to New England Patriots training camp on Friday to shadow coaches and meet with the personnel department while wearing coaching gear.
- Coach Mike Vrabel said he called the NFL to clear the arrangement and confirmed Hopkins is not trying out for a roster spot.
- Hopkins is a 13-season veteran and free agent who finished the 2025 season with career lows of 22 catches and 330 yards for the Baltimore Ravens.
- The visit relies on Hopkins’ prior working relationship with Vrabel from their time together in Houston and Tennessee and gives Patriots staff direct access to his experience.
- If Hopkins receives no playing offers he may shift fully into coaching or personnel work and the next signs to watch are whether teams make offers to him as a player or the Patriots add him to a staff role.