Former New York Giants star Odell Beckham Jr. was one of three wide receivers signed on Monday as the team deals with a string of injuries at the position.
Beckham Jr. agreed to a one-year contract with the team following an in-person visit and the Giants also added JuJu Smith-Schuster and Braxton Berrios on one-year deals confirmed by agent Drew Rosenhaus.
Beckham, 33, made three Pro Bowls and posted four 1,000-yard campaigns in five seasons with the Giants to begin his career from 2014-18. He first worked out with the team in April.
Beckham was one of several wideouts brought in for a closer look. According to reports, Smith-Schuster, Berrios and Anthony Miller also were part of the group workout with the Giants on Monday.
Smith-Schuster and Miller both have a history with new Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, who is short on healthy bodies at the position at the moment.
New York currently is going through OTAs without injured receivers Malik Nabers (knee), Darius Slayton (core muscle) and now Gunner Olszewski, who reportedly tore his Achilles on Friday.
New Giants head coach John Harbaugh worked with Beckham during the 2023 season with the Baltimore Ravens and said last month that he “talked to Odell a lot, probably three or four times in the last week (to see) where he’s at, where we’re at.”
Beckham had 35 receptions and three touchdowns with the Ravens in 2023.
Beckham sat out last season after catching just nine passes for 55 yards in nine games with the Miami Dolphins in 2024. He has 575 receptions for 7,987 yards and 59 touchdowns in 119 career games (97 starts) with five teams.
Smith-Schuster, 29, caught 33 passes for 345 yards and one TD in 17 games (12 starts) last season with Kansas City, where Nagy was the offensive coordinator. He has 481 grabs for 5,624 yards and 33 scores in 121 career games (92 starts) with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Patriots and Chiefs.
Berrios, 30, has caught 140 passes for 1,360 yards and six TDs in 91 career games (six starts) with the Jets, Dolphins and Houston Texans. Berrios ended the 2024 season on injured reserve with a torn ACL and signed with Houston prior to last season. He was limited by hamstring and chest injuries and caught six passes for 37 yards.
Miller, 31, spent part of the 2024 and 2025 seasons with Harbaugh in Baltimore and was drafted by the Bears when Nagy was head coach. He has 141 catches for 1,605 yards and 12 TDs in 52 career games (18 starts) with four teams.
–Field Level Media
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