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Odell Beckham drafts Eli Manning with first Pro Bowl pick

When Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was named a captain for Sunday’s Pro Bowl, it set him up to draft a full team on Wednesday night.

And Eli Manning had a message for his top target before the draft.

“I told Odell, I said, ‘Odell, hey, I know you’re a captain. Don’t feel any pressure to draft me,’” Manning said. “‘But if you don’t draft me, don’t expect to catch any balls next year. No pressure at all.’ I left it at that, and I think he’ll make an educated decision at the draft.”

Beckham apparently got the message.