Odell Beckham Jr signs with Giants in Big Blue reunion

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

There’s nary guarantee Beckham will beryllium connected nan 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 knee wounded he suffered past season.

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

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

"The point I emotion astir Odell is correct now he's successful specified a bully spot successful position of his humility," Giants caput coach John Harbaugh said successful April erstwhile Beckham worked retired for nan squad earlier nan draft. "He wants to beryllium portion of a team. He wants to contribute. He wants to thief nan young guys. That's what he's talking astir doing. He still thinks he has immoderate juice, and he looked bully successful nan workout. You still sewage to beryllium capable to play. It's not going to beryllium nan aged Odell. It's going to beryllium a different version, nan 2.0 Odell I conjecture you would say."

Harbaugh coached Beckham erstwhile nan 2 were pinch nan Baltimore Ravens successful 2023. Beckham played 14 games that year, coming disconnected a torn ACL he suffered successful Super Bowl LVI pinch nan 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 nan 3rd 4th against nan New Orleans Saints astatine MetLife Stadium successful East Rutherford, N.J., connected Sept. 30, 2018. (Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports)

The Giants selected Beckham pinch nan No. 12 prime of nan 2014 draught retired of LSU. He quickly emerged arsenic 1 of nan astir move receivers successful nan convention and his numbers were connected par pinch Jerry Rice earlier injuries and wide disarray plagued his clip pinch nan team.

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

He had 390 catches for 5,476 yards and 44 touchdowns while pinch Big Blue for nan first 5 years of his career. He was a Pro Bowler 3 times and nan 2014 Offensive Rookie of nan Year.

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

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

The squad besides added Braxton Berrios to nan roster.

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

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If nan Jaxson Dart-Abdul Carter contention wasn’t going to make training campy fun, having a seasoned for illustration Beckham astir surely will.