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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Odell Beckham Jr. #3 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on from the bench area in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Odell Beckham Jr. #3 of the Los Angeles Rams looks on from the bench area in the fourth quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
OBJ will visit these facilities after Thanksgiving. Then after that, the fans will finally know who gets him as a player.
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Odell Beckham Jr. narrows his list
According to reports, the most sought-after free agent of this season Odell Beckham Jr. has narrowed his list to two teams whose facilities he will visit. The list has his old team, the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys. The superstar wide receiver has not yet decided on his final destination. He will do that once he meets with the hierarchy of the two teams after Thanksgiving.
Free agent WR Odell Beckham Jr is narrowing his list and taking visits. After Thanksgiving, he plans visits to the #Cowboys and #Giants.
Story from me and @TomPelissero: https://t.co/vROVxK9WhU
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 20, 2022
Apart from these two teams, the Buffalo Bills were in contention to get the WR’s signature. So were the Los Angeles Rams, the team he won the Super Bowl with last season. But it now seems that only two teams are left in contention. OBJ tore his ACL during his Super Bowl appearance with the Rams last season. The Vince Lombardi holders decided to wait for his injury to pass before signing him again, but now it seems too late. That ship has probably sailed away from the Los Angeles harbor.
OBJ’s career in numbers
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Odell Beckham Jr. played college football for Louisiana State University. He then joined the NFL in 2014 with the Giants. The Giants snapped him up in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. And thus began the story of superstar WR OBJ.
OBJ played five seasons for the Giants before moving on to the Cleveland Browns in 2019. The Browns had him for two seasons and a half before deciding to release him mid-season in 2021. He then joined the Rams and helped them win the Super Bowl the same season.
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In his NFL career, OBJ has caught 531 passes for 7,367 yards. His catch attempts in the 96 games he has played add up to 883. OBJ averages a gain of 13.9 yards per catch, ensuring a number of first downs. He also has 56 career receiving touchdowns. With such numbers, any team would be happy to have OBJ over in their building. But where will the star WR actually end up?
Watch this story: Four most ideal landing spots for free agent Odell Beckham Jr.
