Giants fans have been hoping Beckham would show new head coach John Harbaugh and the rest of the offensive staff enough to warrant a roster spot to open the season, and even at 33 years old and seven years removed from being a Giants superstar, Beckham did just that.Beckham told reporters that Harbaugh put his arm around him and congratulated him on making the team following a solid final preseason game against the New York Jets.The former first-round pick out of LSU has been through quite the career rollercoaster since he was traded to the Cleveland Browns by former GM Dave Gettleman in 2019, but he’s excited for this second chance to do what he envisioned when he was drafted in 2014: win a championship in New York.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMNew York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
celebrates during a game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Aug.28, 2026, in East Rutherford, N.J.
(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)Beckham’s return to New York has fans and peers alike celebrating with him, including former Cincinnati Bengals star wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, who told OutKick that Beckham’s movement and performance with the Giants certainly earned him a spot on an NFL 53-man roster."I mean, there’s no scenario — I don’t care what camp he was in on any of the other 31 teams where he wouldn’t have made the team," Ochocinco said, while highlighting his partnership with DraftKings."A healthy Odell that can create separation, that can beat any DB, that is still fast, that can take a slant route or hitch route and take it 80, 90, 70 [yards].
Whatever it may be.Odell Beckham Jr., even at 33 years old, that can still take the top off a defense? That Odell?ODELL BECKHAM JR EYES HIS OLD NUMBER AMID DRAMATIC RETURN TO THE GIANTS"I don’t need him to be the Odell of old that was with the Giants when he first got there.
I don’t need him to be the Odell in his prime.I need him to be the Odell that, when your oppo...