It sounds like Odell Beckham Jr. will be staying put. Teams around the league no longer believe the Giants are going to be trading the wide receiver either before or during the NFL draft, sources tell Adam Schefter of ESPN.com (on Twitter). Earlier this offseason, teams believed there was a real chance the Giants would trade the young superstar.
Beckham reported to the G-Men recently for voluntary activities and the team now believes that he is fully on board with the new regime, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com tweets. OBJ’s ankle has also progressed well, so he should be on track for another monster season in 2018.
Meanwhile, not everyone is sold that Beckham will be staying in New York. The Giants could still be persuaded to move OBJ, Ralph Vacchiano of SNY hears, though their asking price could be a barrier to a deal. The Rams are no longer in the mix for OBJ after acquiring Brandin Cooks from the Patriots, but he speculates that a team such as the 49ers could put together a strong offer. Other teams will be wary of Beckham’s desire for a new $100MM+ contract, but the Niners have the cap room to accommodate any such deal and also possess the draft capital to make an enticing offer to the Giants.
The Patriots, in theory, also have the firepower to put together a package for Beckham, but they are not interested in such a move.
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Disappointing, I want him gone. He is going to hold out and cost the Giants a fortune and all their cap space. Trade him, trade the no.2 pick and stockpile picks. Giants have a lot of holes to fill.
I’m sure he would be dropped like a bad habit if there was someone else on the roster who could create the same media frenzy (and please don’t mention Manning who is as boring as yesterdays news).
As much as we might dislike him, there is no escaping the fact that he is a marketing goldmine for the team. He draws interest from people who don’t even follow football. In a market like New York that counts big time.