Odell Beckham Jr signs with Giants in Big Blue reunion

Odell Beckham Jr. signed with the New York Giants connected Monday, marking a reunion 8 years aft the squad traded him to the Cleveland Browns.

There’s nary warrant Beckham volition beryllium connected the 53-man roster erstwhile September rolls around. For now, he’ll beryllium added extent to a squad that whitethorn not person Malik Nabers backmost earlier Week 1 pursuing a genu wounded helium suffered past season.

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Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants celebrates aft scoring a 10-yard touchdown walk against the San Francisco 49ers astatine Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, Calif., connected Nov. 12, 2018. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Beckham besides sat retired the full 2025 play arsenic helium worked to get successful signifier for an NFL roster. He played 9 games for the Miami Dolphins successful 2024, making 9 catches for 55 yards.

"The happening I emotion astir Odell is close present he's successful specified a bully spot successful presumption of his humility," Giants caput manager John Harbaugh said successful April erstwhile Beckham worked retired for the squad earlier the draft. "He wants to beryllium portion of a team. He wants to contribute. He wants to assistance the young guys. That's what he's talking astir doing. He inactive thinks helium has immoderate juice, and helium looked bully successful the workout. You inactive got to beryllium capable to play. It's not going to beryllium the aged Odell. It's going to beryllium a antithetic version, the 2.0 Odell I conjecture you would say."

Harbaugh coached Beckham erstwhile the 2 were with the Baltimore Ravens successful 2023. Beckham played 14 games that year, coming disconnected a torn ACL helium suffered successful Super Bowl LVI with the Los Angeles Rams. He had 35 catches for 565 yards and 3 touchdowns successful 14 games successful 2023.

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New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. reacts during the 3rd 4th against the New Orleans Saints astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, N.J., connected Sept. 30, 2018. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports)

The Giants selected Beckham with the No. 12 prime of the 2014 draught retired of LSU. He rapidly emerged arsenic 1 of the astir dynamic receivers successful the league and his numbers were connected par with Jerry Rice earlier injuries and wide disarray plagued his clip with the team.

Beckham made 1 of the top catches successful NFL history, battling done a walk interference punishment to marque a chaotic touchdown drawback against the Dallas Cowboys.

He had 390 catches for 5,476 yards and 44 touchdowns portion with Big Blue for the archetypal 5 years of his career. He was a Pro Bowler 3 times and the 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year.

For each his faults, Beckham was named 1 of the apical 100 Giants players of each clip by an autarkic committee, according to the team.

Right now, helium would articulation a squad that has Nabers, Darius Slayton, Calvin Austin III, Darnell Mooney and rookie Malachi Fields connected the extent chart.

The squad besides added Braxton Berrios to the roster.

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. makes a drawback contempt unit from Tampa Bay Buccaneers information Isaiah Johnson successful the archetypal quarter. (Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com Syndication)

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