NFL legend Eric Dickerson reacts to DeAndre Hopkins suspension: 'It could happen to any player'

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NFL legend Eric Dickerson reacted to the six-game suspension handed to Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy in an interview with Fox News Digital on Tuesday.

Dickerson, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who starred with the Los Angeles Rams and Indianapolis Colts in the 1980s and 1990s, said he didn’t think it was Hopkins’ character to take something against NFL rules.

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Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins during the Houston Texans game at State Farm Stadium on Oct. 24, 2021, in Glendale, Arizona. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA Today Sports)

"It’s a different era than when I played. Like now, guys, they take stuff and they may not know what’s on the list of things you can’t take. Sometimes, it’s unintentional. I don’t really know DeAndre that well but knowing what I do know about him, that’s not his character. Like I said, a lot of things they could have on the list you don’t even know is on the list," the former star running back said.

Dickerson told Fox News Digital it’s "almost unavoidable" to try to fully police what’s going into your body because not everything may be on the ingredient list.

"To be honest, it’s almost unavoidable. Everything that you read in the ingredients, they may have other ingredients they may not have on the list or that has a different reaction with your body. It’s really almost unavoidable. It could happen to any player," he said.

Dickerson played in the NFL from 1983 to 1993. He played for the Los Angeles Raiders and Atlanta Falcons before retiring. 

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