Odell Beckham Jr. may be getting treated as a king in Dallas at te moment, but there is a major hurdle that needs to be done for Jerry Jones to consider signing him.
The most recent visit was with the Dallas Cowboys and it felt like the closest thing the NFL has to college recruitment as Beckham was seen with various members of the Cowboys at the Mavericks game on Monday night. The following day, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told 105.3 The Fan that the team “enjoyed every minute” of Beckham’s visit and that the two sides will continue the dialogue “to make sure we cover all the things that are important to him and important to us.”
However, Dallas owner Jerry Jones does have a huge problem with giving Odell a contract without him doing something for the team first.
“I’m not confident at all,” Jones said on 105.3 The Fan today about signing Beckham without a workout. “And, so, that’s the issue. Now, we all realize that issue of health, that issue of availability is here every time. Just this one is very obvious and very pointed toward his injury that occurred last year in the Super Bowl. We got a good bead on that. We got a great read on his career. It’s not like a draft pick coming at you. You got a lot of history here and you can take a good look at, not only the obvious and that’s his performance, but also any issues regarding health. So, all of this we got to come in with our eyes wide open and it has to be addressed, and that’s when you can see if you can make a deal or not.”
Beckham is said to be looking for a contract that not only has him in place for the remainder of this season, but through the 2023 campaign as well.
The only reason he isn’t already on a team is due to a torn ACL he suffered in the Super Bowl last year. He has used this time to rehab and get better and is said to be 100% ready to go.
However, part of recruitment to these teams doesn’t include working out for any of these teams, including Dallas. Naturally, that makes it a bit harder to evaluate if the player is truly healthy enough to feel confident in signing.
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Jones has every reason to feel how he does if he plans on shelling out millions of dollars for a few games this year and an entire season in 2023.
