Hopkins: 'Receivers should get counted yards' on DPI penalties

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins thinks the NFL should credit receivers who draw pass interference calls.

"Receivers should get counted yards for penalties," Hopkins said Friday, according to azcardinals.com's Darren Urban.

Though Hopkins was held to just three catches for 30 yards in last Sunday's loss to the Miami Dolphins, he drew four defensive pass interference penalties - all of them by cornerback Xavien Howard. One of the flags was offset due to an offensive penalty, but the other three resulted in 42 yards.

"When a guy has to hold you when the ball is being thrown your way every time, I think that's a sign of respect, man," Hopkins added.

Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury mentioned that despite the timid stats against the Dolphins, Hopkins had a big impact on the game.

"It's a positive gain," Kingsbury said. "In the NFL, as opposed to college, it's a spot foul and those can be huge. We've got to get Hop the ball more, he has to be targeted more, but I think he had seven targets, drew four pass interference, and had three catches and that's impacting the game in a major way, and that's what he does."

The All-Pro receiver entered Week 9 topping the league in receptions and yards but lost those leads to Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Hopkins has racked up 60 catches for 734 yards and three scores through eight games this season.