After witnessing star wideout Odell Beckham Jr. in a video which may have contained drug use, Giants owner John Mara doesn’t sound pleased with his club’s most high-profile player, and didn’t rule out the possibility of a Beckham trade.
“I can’t answer that one way or another,” Mara told reporters, including Ralph Vacchiano of SNY. “We’re certainly not shopping him if that’s what you’re asking. But again, when you’re coming off a season where you’re 3-13 and played as poorly as we played, I wouldn’t say that anybody is untouchable.
“You always listen to those things,” Mara said. “But that’s not a scenario that I would like to see happen. I’m tired of answering questions about Odell’s behavior and what the latest incident is. I think he knows what we expect of him. Now it’s up to him.”
While the Giants surely won’t release Beckham, Mara didn’t completely shut the door on the idea of dealing the 25-year-old, while Mara also said there is a “possibility” New York will allow OBJ to play out his rookie contract without an extension in 2018, per Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com. Beckham will earn roughly $8.5MM during the upcoming season, while the 2019 franchise tag will likely cost ~$16-17MM.
Although the Giants seem frustrated by Beckham at the moment, his talent cannot be denied. From 2014-16, Beckham totaled 288 receptions, 4,122 yards, and 35 touchdowns, figures which rank first, second, and fourth, respectively, among wide receivers in NFL history during the first three seasons of their careers. In 2017, however, Beckham managed only four games before a fractured ankle ended his year.
If they could get a 1st and change for him I’d do it. OBJ is a great talent but on a team looking ahead a huge rebuild he’s not worth the headache and eventual big bucks he’ll get.
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Big bucks for a BIG LINE HaHa!
The pats will gladly take him off the Giants hand
The perfect trade scenario……Josh Gordon for OBJ.
But the Bears could offer Kevin White….lol.
Just about any team could use him
Bengals need to offer the house for him.
Give us the first rounder you got from Buffalo and a third rounder and he’s all yours!
So what are u trying to say drift cat 28 that the patriots take fellons
Robert Kraft is a pretty smart guy so he probably has Aaron Hernandez sending him scouting reports from the Big House.
Aaron Hernandez committed suicide in April 2017 while in jail.
I’d trade this nut job in a heartbeat. I just wonder if anybody would give us a first rounder for his crap, knowing they gotta sign him for whatever astronomical amount of money he thinks he’s worth. Please somebody, make Gettleman an offer he can’t refuse. Please?
Time for a change. The Chargers seem like a good spot. Far away and in the other conference.