NFL contender appears to be out on DeAndre Hopkins sweepstakes

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The DeAndre Hopkins sweepstakes continues as the top free agent wide receiver searches for his next NFL team. 

Hopkins said that he’s searching for a solid organization with a good quarterback he can gel with toward the postseason, but there is one team that fits that bill that seems to be out on the Pro Bowler. 

The New York Jets have Aaron Rodgers under center after finalizing a blockbuster trade with the Green Bay Packers, and the move projects them to be a serious contender after not making the playoffs for the past 12 seasons. 

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New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh attends a press conference to introduce Aaron Rodgers as the new quarterback for the New York Jets at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on April 26, 2023 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Elsa/Getty Images)

But head coach Robert Saleh through a question about Hopkins potentially joining the team to the wayside on Wednesday. 

"We love our current group," Saleh said, via The New York Post, about the team’s receivers. "I know there was some stuff with Odell [Beckham Jr.], but other than that, we love our group."

The Jets were in the Beckham sweepstakes, but he ended up signing a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens to join Lamar Jackson. 

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While there’s always some gamesmanship when it comes to keeping plans under wraps throughout professional sports, taking Saleh at his word seems legit when looking at the Jets’ receiving corps. 

First, Garrett Wilson won Offensive Rookie of the Year last year despite flux at the quarterback