{"id":195857,"date":"2025-10-07T20:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/195857\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T20:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T20:58:07","slug":"facing-6-game-nfl-suspension-odell-beckham-jr-says-he-wants-to-play-for-steelers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/195857\/","title":{"rendered":"Facing 6-game NFL suspension, Odell Beckham Jr. says he wants to play for Steelers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The receiver-needy <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/steelers-hc-mike-tomlin-reveals-191605972.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Steelers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> have been named by former All-Pro WR <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/odell-beckham-jr-comments-joining-070518352.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Odell Beckham Jr.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odell Beckham Jr.<\/a> as a preferred landing spot \u2014 but a six-game suspension may foil any plans of his NFL comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Beckham, who hasn&#8217;t played since Week 14 of the 2024 season, appeared on Tuesday&#8217;s episode of Ryan Clark&#8217;s podcast \u2014 The Pivot \u2014 to discuss a few teams that currently have his attention: the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Rams;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Rams<\/a>, Kansas City Chiefs, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Giants;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Giants<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/pittsburgh-steelers\/356\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steelers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Steelers<\/a> following <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/steelers-hc-mike-tomlin-names-183523698.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Calvin Austin&#039;s shoulder injury;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Calvin Austin&#8217;s shoulder injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Beckham acknowledged the suspension he&#8217;s accepted for a PED violation last season \u2014 telling Clark it would be six games until he&#8217;s on an NFL field again, potentially playing for Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p>Back in June, Beckham claimed that he and Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers discussed playing together in 2025 \u2014 as well as singing the praises of HC Mike Tomlin, which only further sparked the Odell-to-Pittsburgh rumors.<\/p>\n<p>For up-to-date\u00a0Steelers\u00a0coverage, follow us on X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSteelersWire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@TheSteelersWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@TheSteelersWire<\/a>\u00a0and give our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SteelersWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook page;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook page<\/a>\u00a0a like.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Steelers Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/steelerswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/steelers\/2025\/10\/07\/steelers-odell-beckham-jr-nfl-suspension\/86570027007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steelers named by Odell Beckham as landing spot amid NFL suspension;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Steelers named by Odell Beckham as landing spot amid NFL suspension<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The receiver-needy Pittsburgh Steelers have been named by former All-Pro WR Odell Beckham Jr. as a preferred 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