Pat Shurmur’s version of events doesn’t quite comport with Odell Beckham’s. After the former Giants wideout brought himself back into New York headlines by criticizing Shurmur’s handling of his trade to Cleveland in an interview with GQ published Monday, Shurmur struck back as training camp opened Wednesday morning.
“I really didn’t have any reaction, other than I know when the trade was made, we felt like we went through it in a professional way,” Shurmur said. “He was out of the country at the time when it happened, and we made efforts to get in touch with him.