Tiger Legend, Current Yellow Jacket Deandre Hopkins Linked to Unlikely Scenario

It is Deandre Hopkins' week in Clemson Tiger land as Hopkins makes his welcome return to the place where he made a name nearly 15 years ago.

Hopkins was one of the greatest players in Clemson history and one of the greatest receivers in the history of college football. He didn't stop there as he went to the NFL and put together one of the great careers that you will ever seen as he tore up the NFL year over year.

His reign in the NFL officially ended this season as he signed a couple of training camp invites and then just faded away into a coaching role. He got his start with the New England Patriots as an assistant and then went back to Atlanta to join the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets as an assistant.

As Tech's season has turned into a disaster, Hopkins has now found himself as the wide receivers coach for at least the final three games. All of this is happening in the last couple of days as Georgia Tech prepares to come to Clemson for this week's game.

At the same time, the Los Angeles Rams have experienced long-term injuries to their two most important players, Devante Adams and Puka Nacua. Adams is done for the season, while Nacua is on the injured reserve with knee sprains (yes, plural) and turf toe. 

The question was posed: should the Rams make a run at the now, Coach Hopkins? It certainly would not hurt, but how much does "Nuke" have left in the tank? 

Last year was his final season, and in it, he played for the Baltimore Ravens. He actually appeared in all 17 games, finishing with 22 catches for 330 yards and two touchdowns. He had a long reception of 41 yards, so he still had a little bit of vertical game left in him. 

This would obviously be a major long shot for the Rams to make this move and make this ask, but man, it is fun to think about. Being out of the game for as long as Hopkins has makes it incredibly unlikely that he could make a return, but if it were to happen, the Rams would make sense.

Hopkins' career is likely headed to the coaching ranks, and this is a pie-in-the-sky scenario. However, seeing Matthew Stafford connect with "Nuke" Hopkins in the LA Blues would be some serious football magic.