NFL Insider Claims Odell Beckham Jr. is 'Firmly in Browns' Plans' in 2020 and We Just Don't Believe Him
By Brady Williams
Odell Beckham Jr. has had a somewhat turbulent career. Drama in New York led the Giants to trade him away to Cleveland last year, where he's put up respectable numbers. However, his reputation as a diva has followed him, and his much-anticipated move to the Browns culminated in a 6-10 season that helped make his acquisition all the more lackluster.
Now, Ian Rapoport is claiming the Browns definitely want Beckham around, and it's kind of hard to buy that.
There were rumors as recent as Wednesday that the Minnesota Vikings would make a move to pry him away, but Rapoport states that this is entirely untrue. The Browns are apparently all-in on keeping Odell around.
From NFL Now: The #Browns never had talks with the #Vikings on Odell Beckham Jr., and one reason is Cleveland is planning for him to be on their team. pic.twitter.com/CFXdp6yLes
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 17, 2020
While the team might say that, it wouldn't be the first time an insider was let astray in the interest of keeping a negotiation private. What's more is Beckham's own behavior -- the three-time Pro-Bowler allegedly tried to convince his opponents to hire him just this past season. If that wasn't enough to burn a bridge, we're not sure what is.
OBJ wants out of Cleveland?
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 8, 2019
Odell Beckham Jr. has reportedly told opposing players and coaches before and during games this year, “Come get me” ?
(via @JayGlazer) pic.twitter.com/BfDViYns9g
Beckham doesn't seem to be satisfied in Cleveland, and his own shortcomings probably haven't endeared him to the Browns' organization. It's just tough to believe a divorce isn't looming.