{"id":557737,"date":"2026-03-22T21:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/557737\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T21:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:09:09","slug":"what-about-odell-beckham-to-the-chargers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/557737\/","title":{"rendered":"What About Odell Beckham to the Chargers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> aren\u2019t drastically hurting for help at wide receiver for Justin Herbert.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But modern NFL great Odell Beckham is looking for work. And there\u2019s an iffy Mike McDaniel connection around the Chargers now, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s worth a look, especially for a Chargers team with a head coach who happens to live by the \u201ccompetitors welcome\u201d slogan when talking about his roster.<\/p>\n

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, by the way, was recently at the Fanatics Flag Football Classic and got an up-close-and-personal look at Beckham, who hopes the event is a launching pad to an NFL comeback.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Looking forward to hopefully getting an opportunity to play this year, and hopefully, this is kinda just a starting point,” Beckham said, according to\u00a0 FanDuel TV’s Kay Adams<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most of the discussion might center on Beckham perhaps going back to the New York Giants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But what about the Chargers?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Chargers, Odell Beckham free agency fit analyzed\u00a0\"Odell<\/p>\n

Odell Beckham | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Technically speaking, the Chargers have at least a mild need at wideout. Ladd McConkey is a loose No. 1 option. Former first-rounder Quentin Johnston isn\u2019t sounding like a guy about to get an extension, Keenan Allen is a free agent and Tre Harris is an unproven sophomore.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the matter of fit. For all we know, the Chargers will move on from Johnston over the summer while rounding out a new-look depth chart for McDaniel\u2019s scheme.<\/p>\n

Granted, Beckham isn\u2019t going anywhere and acting as a No. 1 in a scheme, or even a No. 3. He\u2019s had a rough road with injuries over the last few active seasons and his brief foray with Miami back in 2024 is the last he\u2019s seen the field.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Things didn\u2019t appear to end all that well between McDaniel and Beckham last time out, either, as the Dolphins waived him after just nine catches in as many games.<\/p>\n

Jaxson Dart —-> Odell?! @Fanatics<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eMoaLOSDQY<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kay Adams (@heykayadams) March 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s as simple as, what\u2019s the best for both him and the team moving forward. We thought it was a good time to go that direction,\u201d McDaniel said at the time, according to Omar Kelly<\/a> of the Miami Herald. \u201cI know his expectations. When you communicate transparently, I know where he\u2019s at. This is the best for both parties.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Beckham took a year off, everyone involved is older and wiser and the situation is certainly new.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some of this idea hinges on Beckham being willing to latch on with a contender and get a few reps in with a quarterback like Justin Herbert. Familiarity with an offense McDaniel runs doesn\u2019t hurt (neither, probably, does familiarity with a Harbaugh after his stint in Baltimore a few years ago).\u00a0<\/p>\n

Granted, we\u2019re talking very loosely about a cheap, prove-it deal for the summer that would match how general manager Joe Hortiz likes to move. It couldn\u2019t hurt to stockpile weapons and see what shakes out in training camp, right?<\/p>\n

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