Odell Beckham Jr. (Wikimedia Commons)
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The New York Giants and veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. remain in contact about a potential reunion, but head coach John Harbaugh prefaced any additional speculation with a requirement that “it’s got to be right for both parties.”
“He’s in Arizona right now training and spending time with his son,” Harbaugh said during Giants rookie minicamp. “So the goal for right now is for him to train and get ready as he can be, and then we’ll see where we’re at at that time.”
Harbaugh has teased this reunion for the better part of the last month, as the Giants try to build some legitimate depth in their wide receiver room behind Malik Nabers. They picked up veteran Darnell Mooney this offseason and selected Malachi Fields out of Notre Dame in the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft last month.
Beckham has not played in the NFL since the 2024 season with the Miami Dolphins. He was suspended for six games for violating the league’s PED policy last season and went unsigned the remainder of the year. He played for Harbaugh with the Baltimore Ravens in 2023, where he was the team’s No. 2 receiver.
The 33-year-old was on track to become one of the best receivers in Giants franchise history after a brilliant start to his career from 2014 to 2016, recording 288 receptions for 4,122 yards and 35 touchdowns in 43 games. But injuries, tense contract negotiations, and a lack of faith from the front office ultimately cut his time in New York short, and he was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2019.
“Odell wants to be the kind of player that can make a difference,” Harbaugh said. “I’m pretty sure that he can make a team in the National Football League right now, but can he make a difference, and is it something he wants to do? Is his body going to hold up in the way he wants to? All those are questions that need to get answered for anybody to change that. Now, you know Odell, he’s confident. He’s working hard, and he believes in himself. I think we’ll just play it out over the next month and into training camp and see where we’re at.”
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