Odell Beckham Jr. brought to tears of joy with Giants comeback complete

Odell Beckham Jr.got back to his hotel room Sunday night and began to cry. These were the best type of tears.  Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.

He had just found out — from Giants coach John Harbaugh, while walking off the practice field — that he officially made the 53-man roster, completing the full-circle journey back to the franchise in which he broke out as a superstar to begin his roller-coaster NFL career. “Figuring out [that] I’m going to be here and I have an opportunity to rewrite some of the last bit of the chapter,” Beckham said after practice Monday.“Don’t know [if it’s my] last year, whatever it is, I just know I’m going to give my all.

But definitely had that moment where it was like you could let out some of the pain that I feel like I went through.It was just very healing, very emotional, something I was very happy about.” That sentiment was shared all the way up to the top of the organization with owner John Mara, who had a close relationship with Beckham when he first came into the league. “He says his grandsons were super happy,” Harbaugh said.

“Because they’ve been kind of asking him every day, ‘Is Odell going to make it? Is Odell going to make it?’”That question finally has an answer. Now 33, Beckham saw his body hold up throughout training camp and he showed enough burst on the field to establish himself as a depth receiver in the new-look Giants receiving corps. Yes, Calvin Austin III tearing his ACL boosted Beckham’s odds of making the roster.But it wasn’t Beckham’s old stats, his former highlights or any fan excitement that got him on the team.

There is an overwhelming feeling across the coaching staff and the roster that he fully deserves to be here and can help the Giants win games. “I earned the right to be here, this wasn’t given to me,” Beckham said.“I was given the opportunity, but I wasn’t give...