Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins has reportedly been suspended six games for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy, league sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday (May 2).
A source with knowledge confirmed to Schefter that Hopkins withdrew his suspension appeal and a suspension for the first six games of the 2022 season will stand.
The news comes days after the Cardinals acquired fellow wide receiver Marquise Brown in a draft-day trade with the Baltimore Ravens.
Hopkins, who will turn 30 next month, is coming off a season plagued by injuries, recording career lows in receptions (42) and receiving yards (572).
Hopkins missed three games during the middle of the season due to an ankle injury, as well as the Cardinals' final four regular season games and Wild Card Round loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams due to an MCL injury he experienced in Week 14.
Arizona went 3-4 in the seven games without Hopkins during the regular season before dropping a 34-11 playoff loss to the Rams.
Prior to his injuries in 2022, Hopkins had only missed two regular season games during the first eight years of his NFL career, the majority of which were spent with the Houston Texans before being traded to the Cardinals prior to the 2020 season.