New York Giants fans hoping for Odell Beckham Jr.’s long-awaited reunion received some excellent news this weekend.
There are still spots waiting for them in the world of reality and logic.
Beckham, a three-time Pro Bowler who last played for the Giants in 2018, has made it clear throughout the offseason he wants another opportunity in New York — and social media loved the idea.
The 33-year-old Beckham worked out for the Giants last month, and fellow receiver Malik Nabers publicly advocated for Beckham’s signing.
However, Beckham remains a free agent, and it’s hard to things changing anytime soon.
The Giants reuniting with Odell Beckham Jr. feels increasingly unlikely
By now, you know the story with Beckham and why his overall career might be over.
Beckham didn’t play last season, and he hasn’t been a reliable, semi-productive receiver since 2021. He’s battled injuries for several years and served a PED-related suspension last season.
Even with the Giants deep in another rebuild, signing Beckham as receiver depth would have — and still makes — no sense.
If the Giants planned on adding Beckham, they’d have done so already. Things aren’t that complicated. What is complicated, though, is why Giants fans seem so reluctant to accept that Beckham likely isn’t coming back.
Never mind the fact that Beckham, who turns 34 in November, hasn’t exceeded 45 catches or 600 yards since 2019.
Beckham played for new Giants coach John Harbaugh while with the Ravens in 2023, and the two have repeatedly praised one another. Yet, there have been no credible updates about Beckham even receiving a training camp invite.
Reality is a harsh mistress, and it’s hard to entirely fault Giants fans for wearing rose-tinted glasses in hopes of a reunion with Beckham.
The thought of Beckham only needing one hand to catch touchdowns from Jaxson Dart is certainly fun to envision. However, it’s far likelier that Beckham would be a slow, rotational depth piece, good enough for maybe two catches a game. Is that really what Giants fans want? What would happen if Beckham didn’t get as many targets as he felt he deserved?
Unless another team unexpectedly signs him, the next time we see Beckham on the MetLife Stadium field should be if he’s eventually inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor.
Take it from a longtime New York sports fan: It’s far better for the lasting images of a fan favorite’s career to be the highs in their prime rather than the lows of their final days.
The less said about the last months of Jorge Posada’s final Yankees season, the better.
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