Odell Beckham Jr. finally has his team! Free agent wide receiver ‘agrees to an $18m, one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens’ – amid reports he was set for talks with the New York Jets
Free agent Odell Beckham Jr. has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Baltimore Ravens after links to the New York Jets.
The wide receiver sat out last season after suffering a torn ACL in the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl victory in 2022.
But now he’s finally got his new home with Beckham Jr. inking a one-year deal worth up to $18million, according to NFL Network.
The contract comes just a day after reports he was set for talks with the New York Jets.
The Jets were ready for a visit from Beckham Jr on Sunday night but Baltimore coughed up the cash, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport added.
Free agent Odell Beckham Jr. has reportedly agreed to a deal with the Baltimore Ravens
Robert Saleh’s New York Jets appeared to be the leading candidates for Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr. was offered the chance to be the franchise’s No. 1 wide receiver as the Jets appeared to be the leading candidates to tie him down, SNY reporter Connor Hughes reported.
The reporter claims that the planned visit with the Jets sparked Baltimore into action with the team upping their package.
Beckham Jr. recently made a surprise appearance at the NFL owners’ meetings in Arizona, where he was seen speaking with officials from multiple teams, including Jets head coach Robert Salah and general manager Joe Douglas.
The 30-year-old receiver was one of the multiple players on a wish list of players Aaron Rodgers reportedly gave the Jets for them to target in free agency before trading for him.
When he last played for the Rams, Beckham Jr. recorded 27 catches for 305 yards and five touchdowns in only eight games after spending the first half of the season with the Cleveland Browns.
Before suffering his second ACL tear Beckham looked to be showing signs of returning to the elite form that led him to being named multi-time All-Pro early in his career with the New York Giants.
During his first stint in NY recorded at least 75 receptions, 10 touchdowns, and 1,300 yards in each of his three seasons.
After an injury-plagued 2017 season he then recorded two more 1,000-yard seasons before a sour relationship with former Browns’ QB Baker Mayfield sent his tenure in Cleveland downhill.
Beckham also held a workout for team’s interested in possibly pursing his services earlier this offseason, which was attended by at least 12 NFL teams.
He flirted with several teams in regard to coming back to play at the end of last season and during the playoffs before instead choosing to focus on rehabbing and making sure the ACL was as strong as possible.
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