Looks like the Odell Beckham Jr. sweepstakes. is entering its final stages.
Beckham, who is reported to be fully cleared of his ACL injury, will officially begin his free agency tour this week. He starts Thursday with a trip to the team that drafted him nearly a decade ago: the New York Giants. Beckham is scheduled to meet with the Buffalo Bills on Friday. He will then visit the Dallas Cowboys on Monday.
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OBJ played the first five seasons of his career in New York, earning three Pro Bowl nominations and becoming one of the top receivers in the NFL in three consecutive 90-catch campaigns.
At 7-4, the 2022 Giants have been one of the league’s best stories, but have struggled at the catcher position. Sterling Shepard and Wan’Dale Robinson suffered season-ending ACL injuries, Kadarius Toney was recently traded to the Chiefs and Kenny Golladay, who signed a major free agent deal in 2021, has underwhelmed.
Beckham’s next visit involves a possible reunion of a different kind. The 8-3 Bills have been linked to Beckham for some time, with former Los Angeles Rams teammate Von Miller openly recruiting him. Miller expressed confidence on his podcast Tuesday that Buffalo will be able to land the all-star.
The 8-3 Cowboys, of course, have openly flirted with Beckham for weeks, and he hasn’t been shy about reciprocating. Dallas doesn’t have the problems the Giants have at receiver, although they have lacked consistency at the position outside of CeeDee Lamb.
ESPN reported this past Sunday that Dallas is the favorite to sign Beckham. Meanwhile, OBJ liked a tweet the same morning advocating for him to sign with the Cowboys.
Beckham split the 2021 season with two teams, starting with the Cleveland Browns. After a midseason release, he played a key role in the Rams’ Super Bowl LVI win. OBJ had five touchdowns in eight regular season games before catching 21 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns in four playoff games. One of those scores came in the Super Bowl, which Beckham left early after tearing the ACL in his left knee for the second straight season.
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