New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has officially cemented his status as a superstar. Find out more about Beckham’s lucrative decision.
Just three years into his NFL career, Odell Beckham Jr. already has a stake to the claim of being the greatest wide receiver in New York Giants history. He’s producing in an unprecedented manner and rapidly rising up the organization’s all-time statistical lists.
Although his current contract won’t expire until 2019, Beckham is already being rewarded for his meteoric rise with a legendary contract.
Beckham, 24, has become a household name in just three seasons with the Giants. He’s justified the hype that came with being a perceived reach in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft and entered the top tier of NFL wide receivers.
According to Nick DePaula of NiceKicks.com, Nike matched Adidas’ endorsement deal offer to Beckham and re-signed him to a massive new deal.
BREAKING // Nike matches Adidas’ endorsement deal offer to Odell Beckham Jr. & re-signs NFL star: https://t.co/gz7ew2VHkr
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) May 23, 2017
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL.com, it will be the most lucrative shoe deal in NFL history.
#Giants WR Odell Beckham signed the most lucrative shoe deal ever for an @NFL player. Nike & his agent Zeke Sandhu worked out a 5-year deal.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 23, 2017
The five-year deal includes a clause that could turn into an eight-year contract.
#Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr new Nike deal has a clause that turns it into an 8-year deal, source said. Nike matched Adidas' offer to seal it
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) May 23, 2017
In other words: Beckham is about to get paid for the superstar that he’s become as a member of the Giants.
In just three seasons, Beckham has recorded 288 receptions, 4,122 receiving yards, and 35 receiving touchdowns. He’s No. 12 on the Giants’ all-time receptions list, No. 15 in receiving yards, and No. 8 in receiving touchdowns.
Just 43 games into his NFL career, Beckham Jr. is looking the part of a future Hall of Famer—and his new shoe deal further proves it.
The looming question, of course, is how much Beckham will make once his NFL contract expires in 2019.
Beckham is still playing on his rookie contract, which has benefited the Giants’ team-building efforts. He’s due just $1,839,027 in base salary in 2017, but will make $8,459,000 in 2018 and projects to command a gargantuan contract in 2019.
Beckham could require a contract in the record-setting starting range of $14 million per season, no matter how much money Nike is paying him.
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Until then, New York Giants superstar Odell Beckham Jr. can celebrate signing the most lucrative shoe deal in NFL history.