DeAndre Hopkins Updates His NFL Retirement Status After Joining Georgia Tech's Coaching Staff

DeAndre Hopkins says joining Georgia Tech's offensive coaching staff doesn't necessarily mean his NFL career is over.

The former five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver said in a Saturday social media post he hasn't retired from the NFL.

"But if you're a wide receiver and you want to be great, come to [Georgia Tech]," Hopkins added.

Hopkins turned 34 in June. He played 17 games for the Baltimore Ravens last season, during which he recorded 22 catches for 330 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

He hit free agency after his one-year, $5 million deal with the Ravens expired this summer.

Hopkins has said throughout the offseason he would be interested in signing a new deal to return for a 14th season in the NFL.

"If nothing happens, life is still good, and I'm looking forward to the next chapter, but... I still got a lot of ball left," Hopkins said in a June appearance on Sirius XM NFL Radio.

"It's not a situation that I'm sitting here trying to force, or go out and be the regular-season superstar, because that's for the young guys... I'm a utility guy. I'm a special situation kind of guy. I can go out there and beat anybody one-on-one."

Hopkins has played 13 NFL seasons, including four Pro Bowl campaigns with the Houston Texans and one with the Arizona Cardinals.

He last recorded a 1,000 receiving yard season in 2023 for the Tennessee Titans before spending the last two years as a depth option for the Titans, Kansas City Chiefs and Ravens.

After Hopkins spent some time working with the New England Patriots coaching staff earlier this season, Georgia Tech announced Friday he had accepted a job as the team's assistant wide receivers coach.

Hopkins played in the ACC during his college career at Clemson and has a connection to the Yellow Jackets through offensive coordinator George Godsey, who worked with the Texans as quarterbacks coach and OC from 2014 to 2016.

Whether Hopkins ultimately sticks around in Atlanta for the start of the 2026 college football season could ultimately depend on if any NFL teams show interest in him this August.