Will Odell Beckham reach an agreement with the New York Giants before the start of the coming season? The contractual talks between Beckham and the Giants are one of the constant topics around the Giants offseason. The receiver does not want a holdout – but there are probably no approximations either.
Asked by SNY whether he will be seen at the Training Camp in a good five weeks, Beckham replied: “Yes. Yes, you will.” And he became even more specific, to the question whether there will be a holdout: “No. No holdout.”
These are good signs for further talks: Beckham, who would start the season today under the contract option for the fifth year of his rookie deal and “only” collect 8.4 million dollars, has already been relaxed in recent weeks.
The Giants have also publicly declared that they want to sign a new contract with the receiver.
However, SNY Giants insider Ralph Vacchiano, citing an internal source, continues to report that “there has been no movement” in the contract negotiations so far and that “there is no sign at all” that a new deal is imminent.
Beckham is to target a contract that would make him the best paid wide receiver of the NFL – which should correspond to an average annual salary of over 16.5 million dollars and guarantees of 55 to 60 million dollars. The Giants are said to be still a long way away from this and are sitting on the significantly longer leverage: In addition to the contract option for 2018, New York Beckham could keep 2019 below market value via the franchise day.
In terms of fitness, OBJ made significant progress eight months after his ankle surgery, as became clear during the minicamp. Even if he didn’t participate in the team units.