DeAndre Hopkins already ended his holdout from Texans training camp

"Nuk" may have set a record for world's shortest holdout

If you were hoping for a protracted battle between the Houston Texans and DeAndre Hopkins after the wide receiver left training camp over the weekend wanting more money, well, you're going to be disappointed.

Hopkins has already ended his holdout, telling ESPN's Tania Ganguili in a lengthy statement he's coming back after a single day away from the team:

"I too am disappointed that the Texans organization has elected not to enter into contract negotiation to secure my future as a Texan," the statement read. "I have expressed my sincere position regarding my contract status and with sound mind have expressed my stands to the Texans organization.

"My focus also is on the 2016 season and to help my team reach our ultimate goal.

"Having said that I am returning to the Houston Texans to play for a Super Bowl in Houston, Texas. I will be holding a 3 p.m. press conference at Reliant stadium today. We are excited about returning to the team and grind this camp."

If you missed the first two moves in this thrilling game of checkers, Hopkins bounced out of training camp before it began, with his absence becoming notable on Saturday when he wasn't present with the rest of the Texans' veterans.

After Hopkins made his feelings clear, Texans GM Rick Smith and the team issued a statement that basically let him know he wouldn't be getting a new deal.

Smith doubled down on the claim after the first day of camp. Via Aaron Smith of the Houston Chronicle:

"There are any number of factors that go into a club's decision on when or whether or not to extend the contract," Smith said. "They came to us this summer to talk about that. We contemplated it and we came to a decision. We communicated that decision and told them it was a firm decision and that's to the degree I'll express what was communicated.

"We respect DeAndre and his ability and his contributions to our football team and his future contributions. We wanted to entertain that because they asked and we decided this is not the right time for a number of reasons. That's our position."

After this all happened, Hopkins just showed back up. It's good for him and the team that he's only missing a single day of training camp and doesn't appear willing to put the quality of the offense or his own production at risk by holding out.

But it's not exactly a great statement by Hopkins to make a holdout merely symbolic. It probably doesn't hurt the Texans could start fining him $40,000 a day for missing training camp.