Giants host Odell Beckham Jr for free agent visit: report

Is it time for a homecoming in East Rutherford? 

Free agent vast receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has reportedly visited the workforce that drafted him, the New York Giants, on Monday, CBS Sports activities reported Monday. 

This comes on the identical day that former Giants security Landon Collins labored out for the workforce. 

Beckham has been recovering from the torn ACL he sustained throughout the Los Angeles Rams’ Tremendous Bowl victory in February, the place Beckham scored the primary landing of the sport and was on the best way to having a unbelievable efficiency for LA. 

He’s been understanding and has been one of many extra polarizing free brokers that’s nonetheless available on the market, as he’s been available to observe just a few video games this season, together with the primary NFL recreation of the season between the Rams and Buffalo Payments. They’re each two groups which have been alleged to being on Beckham’s radar. 

However the Giants simply misplaced Sterling Shepard to a torn ACL, and with Wan’Dale Robinson and Kadarius Toney additionally coping with accidents, the Giants may use a receiver that makes defenses assume lengthy and exhausting about their play name. 

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Beckham wasn’t anticipated to be full-go for no matter workforce he may signal with till October or probably even November, reported ESPN in June. Nevertheless, the Giants wouldn’t need Beckham within the constructing in the event that they didn’t assume he could possibly be of use to them quickly. 

Beckham is likely one of the finest offensive skills to put on a Giants uniform, as he rewrote quite a few rookie data and totaled over 1,000 receiving yards in 4 of his 5 seasons in New York. 

Los Angeles Rams vast receiver Odell Beckham Jr. warms up earlier than the NFL Tremendous Bowl 56 soccer recreation towards the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif.
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However is there a pressure in that relationship after what former GM Dave Gettleman did to Beckham? 

Gettleman mentioned that he didn’t signal Beckham to commerce him after the previous first-round choose was inked to a five-year, $90 million deal previous to the 2019 season. However he by no means performed a snap on that new contract within the blue and white, as Gettleman traded him to the Cleveland Browns for a first- and third-round choose in addition to security Jabrill Peppers. 

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The Giants are underneath new management now with Joe Schoen as GM and head coach Brian Daboll turning into the primary head coach to go 3-1 in his first 4 video games since Tom Coughlin. It’s a brand new period that has gone properly for the Giants so far, and Beckham has mentioned previously all he ever needed to do was assist the Giants win. 

Beckham totaled 5,476 yards and 44 touchdowns in 59 video games with the Giants for his profession. He was a three-time Professional Bowler and named the Offensive Rookie of the Yr in 2014 after averaging 108.8 yards per recreation over 12 contests. 

Odell Beckham Jr. holds the Tremendous Bowl LVI trophy earlier than the NFL recreation between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Payments at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California.
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Final season with the Rams, Beckham had 305 yards and 5 touchdowns in three regular-season video games. He caught two postseason touchdowns with LA and totaled 113 yards on 9 catches throughout the Rams’ NFC Championship Sport win over the San Francisco 49ers.