Turn back the clock to 2018: OBJ is a New York Giant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
New York is signing wide receiver\u00a0Odell Beckham, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported on Monday, per sources. The team later announced the signing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
OBJ’s return to Big Blue comes after a Monday workout with the team, his second of the offseason. Veteran WR\u00a0JuJu Smith-Schuster, who also worked out for the club on Monday, is also signing with New York, per Rapoport and Garafolo. The Giants also agreed to terms with receiver\/kick returner\u00a0Braxton Berrios, per ESPN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Nothin was ever given to me I worked for everything I have,” Beckham wrote on\u00a0Instagram\u00a0following the signing. “Never give up on urself. Home Team i’m back\u2026. Let’s get itttt”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beckham, 33, did not play last season, during which he\u00a0received a six-game suspension\u00a0in October for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He last suited up during a forgettable 2024 campaign for the Miami Dolphins, making nine catches for 55 yards in nine appearances before he and the team\u00a0agreed to part ways. The season before, he totaled 565 yards and three touchdowns on 35 catches for the Baltimore Ravens and then-coach John Harbaugh. He first rose to prominence with the Giants from 2014-18, winning\u00a0Offensive Rookie of the Year\u00a0and making three Pro Bowls while amassing 390 receptions for 5,476 yards and 44 scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His signing therefore serves as a double reunion of sorts, bringing him back to the team that drafted him No. 12 overall in 2014 and connecting him again to Harbaugh, who in March told NFL senior national columnist Judy Battista that Beckham is one of his “favorite people in the world.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beckham participated in\u00a0Brian Burns’ charity softball game this weekend ahead of his workout and\u00a0expressed his desire\u00a0for a return to New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It’s a place I never wanted to leave,” Beckham said, “and it’s just a special place in my heart, just to see all of these Big Blue jerseys — just hoping for the best.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although it’s a fun story, the question is how much of an impact Beckham can truly make for a retooling New York squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There’s room for him in a somewhat underpowered wide receiver room.\u00a0Malik Nabers\u00a0is a superstar, of course, and the Giants used a 2026 third-round pick on Notre Dame’s\u00a0Malachi Fields. The always trusty\u00a0Darius Slayton\u00a0also remains. However, New York lost\u00a0Wan’Dale Robinson\u00a0to free agency after his breakout year, and just last week lost\u00a0Gunner Olszewski\u00a0to an Achilles injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beckham presumably should serve as depth to help fill the void alongside other additions such as\u00a0Darnell Mooney\u00a0and\u00a0Calvin Austin III, but he has been off the NFL radar for quite some time and is at an age where even those making a yearly impact at wideout tend to starting diminishing. The hope is that, at the very least, he can provide a veteran voice in the locker room and assist with the development of second-year quarterback\u00a0Jaxson Dart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the eventual outcome, Beckham’s signing sets up for a fitting end to a circuitous journey. Beckham went from a beloved star to a disgruntled one in his first foray with New York, leading to a trade to the Browns, a release from Cleveland two seasons and change later, a Super Bowl-winning stint with the Rams, the aforementioned campaigns with the Ravens and Dolphins and, finally, back to Big Blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His addition continues a climactic offseason period for the Giants during which the team\u00a0traded\u00a0defensive tackle\u00a0Dexter Lawrence\u00a0to the Cincinnati Bengals for the No. 10 overall pick, combining that capital with the draft’s fifth selection to\u00a0add\u00a0linebacker\u00a0Arvell Reese\u00a0and\u00a0offensive tackle\u00a0Francis Mauigoa\u00a0to the rebuilding formula. They also\u00a0signed\u00a0veterans\u00a0Shelby Harris\u00a0and\u00a0DJ Reader\u00a0to beef the interior back up in Lawrence’s absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With any luck, the future in New York can again be bright — and a blast from the past is back to being a part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Turn back the clock to 2018: OBJ is a New York Giant. New York is signing wide receiver\u00a0Odell Beckham, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported on Monday, per sources. The team later announced the signing. OBJ’s return to Big Blue comes after a Monday workout with the team, his second […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12903],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-409597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-12903"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409597"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":409598,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409597\/revisions\/409598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6gnx6dd.cc\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}