Former Clemson star receiver DeAndre Hopkins apparently isn’t hanging up his cleats just yet.

The 34-year-old Hopkins, a 13-year NFL veteran, says he has not retired from the NFL.

There was speculation regarding Hopkins’ retirement after he joined Georgia Tech’s coaching staff. However, despite accepting the position on the Yellow Jackets’ offensive staff alongside his former NFL coach George Godsey, Hopkins took to social media to set the record straight.

“I haven’t retired from the NFL,” Hopkins wrote in a social media post on Aug. 1. “But if you’re a WR and you want to be great, come to Georgia Tech football.”

On July 31, Georgia Tech officially announced the hiring of Hopkins as an assistant wide receivers coach under head coach Brent Key.

Hopkins’ new gig comes directly on the heels of his brief training camp stint with the New England Patriots where he explored a coaching role.

“DeAndre is one of the greatest receivers of all-time, but his value to our program goes far beyond that,” Georgia Tech head coach Brent Key said in a statement announcing the Hopkins hire. “He has an exceptional knowledge of what we’re doing on offense due to his long relationship with [offensive coordinator] George Godsey and strong familiarity with the ACC, but most importantly, he’s a leader of men that I’m very excited for our players to be around, on and off the field.”

Hopkins technically remains an NFL free agent following the 2025 season, when he played in all 17 games for the Baltimore Ravens, hauling in 22 receptions for 330 yards and two touchdowns, averaging exactly 15.0 yards per reception.

Back in June, he said he still had plenty of football left in the tank, adding that he wasn’t in a hurry to sign with a new team, and that he ideally wanted to play for a contender.

“As I go into my 14th year, of course, I love playing the game, I still love football. But if nothing happens, life is still good, and I’m looking forward to that next chapter,” Hopkins said on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “I still got a lot of ball left, but it’s not a situation that I’m sitting here trying to force, or go out and be the regular season superstar. Because that’s for the young guys, that’s for the people that they want to develop, and get those contracts to look at the future.”

“Going into Year 14, I would love to play for a competitor if that time came,” Hopkins added. “But I’m not in no rush to go out regular season and be a regular season superstar. Because for me, I’m not getting a contract extension.”

A five-time Pro Bowler and three-time first-team All-Pro, Hopkins has amassed 1,006 receptions for 13,295 yards and 85 touchdowns over 195 games during his Hall of Fame-caliber career with the Texans, Cardinals, Titans, Chiefs and Ravens since being selected by Houston in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft (No. 27 overall pick).

During his Clemson career from 2010-12, Hopkins had 206 receptions for 3,020 yards and 27 touchdowns over 39 games (32 starts). He exited Clemson ranking first in school history in receiving yards, first in receiving touchdowns, first in 100-yard receiving games (12), and second in receptions.

Clemson is scheduled to host Georgia Tech this season at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 14.