Odell Beckham Jr. buzz only getting louder at Giants camp as he sees a LeBron James comparison

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va.— An excited 11-year-old girl hung a sign over the fence at training camp Wednesday asking for a Giants football as her only birthday present.Charlie from Virginia got that wish fulfilled plus the gift that seemingly every other Giants fan in the crowd wants: Odell Beckham Jr.’s attention and autograph as the team went through warmups.

Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.There’s a different, louder buzz energizing the practice fields at The Greenbrier resort when Beckham makes a play than when most others do.And Wednesday’s practice — his second straight primarily running with the starters — was filled with Beckham highlights, from a juggling catch in a one-on-one matchup against Jevon Holland to a weaving catch-and-run to a deep grab down the sideline.“Everybody likes to talk about, ‘Is he going to be this, that?’ ” Beckham said.

“And I’m like, ‘LeBron James used to take off before the free-throw line, and now he’s taking off with his foot right in front of it.He’s got a different game, but he’s still playing at a high level.’ I believe that I can play at a high level.”Beckham already has proven that his Giants reunion isn’t just about soaking in nostalgia.

He was making plays with a body that looked spryer, for a third straight day in pads and during the longest practice of camp, than when he last played for the 2024 Dolphins.“Yesterday’s touchdown doesn’t win you today’s game,” Beckham said.“I feel like I came out [Tuesday] and I was like, ‘I want to have my best day,’ and I feel like I had a good day.

Some things to work on, and I was like, ‘I want to have an even better day [Wednesday].’ ”Head coach John Harbaugh called on Beckham to deliver Tuesday’s daily “Wise Words” during a morning team meeting.“He’s working hard and he got some balls that came his way and he made some great pla...