Bill Belichick may be partially responsible for keeping Odell Beckham Jr. with the Giants.
As the Giants surveyed the trade market for their top wide receiver last year, former quarterback/current broadcaster Chris Simms says that the Patriots most aggressively pursued a deal, and it was their interest in acquiring Beckham that prompted the Giants to get “cold feet” over dealing the star.
“The Giants were going to trade him, and I think they were really looking, and listening, to all offers,” Simms said Monday on “PFT Live.” “It was really close … [but] I think the Giants got cold feet and said, ‘Wait, New England wants him?