Why Hopkins' skill set adds different facet to Jackson, Ravens

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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- During a conversation with cornerback Marlon Humphrey and a strength coach this offseason, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was asked: "Since you've been on other teams, what do you think about the Ravens from the outside looking in?"

Hopkins' response caught them off guard.

"It seems like there's been a piece that's been missing," Hopkins told them. "I could be that addition. I could not be that addition."

Hopkins' impact in his first season with Baltimore will likely come down to how much faith Lamar Jackson has in him. Hopkins' resume has been so built on pulling in tight window passes that Humphrey referred to him as "Mr. Contested Catch."

During…