Giants signing Odell Beckham Jr. in reunion years after polarizing trade
More than a decade after he first appeared in a Giants uniform and made seemingly-impossible catches look like one-handed works of art, Odell Beckham returns to the franchise where it all started for him.He went through a wide receiver tryout Monday morning and agreed to a one-year contract soon after.How about that? Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.The one-time phenom who arrived in 2014 as a first-round pick and achieved stardom on the field and a superstar aura off it will (presumably) finish his career with a mostly-young Giants team moving forward with John Harbaugh as the new head coach.There will be a segment of the fanbase that grew tired of Beckham and did not want to see a reunion but that will be a minority viewpoint.
Mentioning Beckham in conversation almost always lights a spark and, as long as expectations are realistic, as far as his anticipated production, this will be a popular move.Beckham is no longer the highlight-waiting-to-happen player that delighted Giants fans for most of his five-year run in blue.He is now a 33-year old journeyman receiver who has changed teams six different times and was last seen on the field looking shot after catching only nine passes in nine games for the Dolphins in 2024.Beckham participated in a high-profile tryout alongside three other NFL veterans: JuJu Smith-Schuster, Braxton Berrios and Anthony Miller.
The Giants liked what they saw from Berrios and signed him to a one-year deal, as Berrios is a kick returner and a need was created there when Gunner Olszewski went down last Friday to a torn right Achilles tendon.Sometimes, these gatherings are fact-finding missions for teams for future use.In this case, the Giants were intent on signing one of these players, as they were down to nine healthy receivers and wanted to add one for this week’s organized team activity practices and for next week’s mandatory three-day minicamp.
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