The Giants are ready to start talking contract with Odell Beckham Jr.
After months of speculation and conversation about the star receiver’s business status as he enters the final season of his rookie deal while coming off ankle surgery, team co-owner John Mara said on Thursday that the Giants have decided they will begin direct negotiations with Beckham’s agents ”sooner rather than later.”
In reality, those negotiations have been taking place for a while. Just not face-to-face.
Everything from Beckham’s appearances in viral videos (both flattering and unflattering) to the Giants’ dangling of Beckham for a potential trade during the offseason has brought them to this point.