{"id":251782,"date":"2026-06-02T02:57:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/251782\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T02:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T02:57:29","slug":"odell-beckham-signs-with-giants-to-return-to-new-york-where-he-began-nfl-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/251782\/","title":{"rendered":"Odell Beckham signs with Giants to return to New York where he began NFL career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Turn back the clock to 2018: OBJ is a New York Giant.<\/p>\n<p>New York is signing wide receiver <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/odell-beckham\/\" title=\"Odell Beckham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Odell Beckham<\/a>, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported on Monday, per sources. The team later announced the signing.<\/p>\n<p>OBJ&#8217;s return to Big Blue comes after a Monday workout with the team, his second of the offseason. Veteran WR <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/juju-smith-schuster\/\" title=\"JuJu Smith-Schuster\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JuJu Smith-Schuster<\/a>, who also worked out for the club on Monday, is also signing with New York, per Rapoport and Garafolo. The Giants also agreed to terms with receiver\/kick returner <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/braxton-berrios\/\" title=\"Braxton Berrios\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Braxton Berrios<\/a>, per ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothin was ever given to me I worked for everything I have,&#8221; Beckham wrote on <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZDLUptRofJ\/?igsh=NjF2cmozcmx6YWk1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> following the signing. &#8220;Never give up on urself. Home Team i&#8217;m back\u2026. Let&#8217;s get itttt&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beckham, 33, did not play last season, during which he <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/odell-beckham-free-agent-wr-six-game-suspension-peds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">received a six-game suspension<\/a> in October for violating the league&#8217;s performance-enhancing drug policy.<\/p>\n<p>He last suited up during a forgettable 2024 campaign for the Miami Dolphins, making nine catches for 55 yards in nine appearances before he and the team <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/dolphins-wr-odell-beckham-jr-agree-to-part-ways\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">agreed to part ways<\/a>. The season before, he totaled 565 yards and three touchdowns on 35 catches for the Baltimore Ravens and then-coach John Harbaugh. He first rose to prominence with the Giants from 2014-18, winning <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/odell-beckham-jr-wins-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-0ap3000000466421\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Offensive Rookie of the Year<\/a> and making three Pro Bowls while amassing 390 receptions for 5,476 yards and 44 scores.<\/p>\n<p>His signing therefore serves as a double reunion of sorts, bringing him back to the team that drafted him No. 12 overall in 2014 and connecting him again to Harbaugh, who in March told NFL senior national columnist Judy Battista that Beckham is one of his &#8220;<a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/videos\/battista-john-harbaugh-says-odell-beckham-jr-is-one-of-his-favorite-people-in-the-world-the-insiders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">favorite people in the world<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Beckham participated in <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" style=\"word-break:break-word\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/players\/brian-burns\/\" title=\"Brian Burns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Burns<\/a>&#8216; charity softball game this weekend ahead of his workout and <a class=\"nfl-o-cta--link nfl-o-cta--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/odell-beckham-jr-never-wanted-to-leave-new-york-hoping-for-the-best-in-a-potential-giants-reunion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expressed his desire<\/a> for a return to New York.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a place I never wanted to leave,&#8221; Beckham said, &#8220;and it&#8217;s just a special place in my heart, just to see all of these Big Blue jerseys &#8212; just hoping for the best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Turn back the clock to 2018: OBJ is a New York Giant. 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