It seemed like the Dallas Cowboys would be the favorite to sign Odell Beckham Jr. as he was seen hanging out with the players at a Mavericks game and fans chanted his name for him to join the team. Before that, the free agent WR had been openly flirting with the team on social media.
However, ESPN’s Ed Werder said Beckham’s physical with the team showed he has not progressed enough to ensure he would play before mid-January. This is why Jerry Jones wanted him to workout for the team before making any type of commitment that would last until next season.
Now that it seems that Odell will not be headed to Dallas, a different NFL insider thinks the Philadelphia Eagles will be a team to watch.
“Last year, when the OBJ free-agency sputtered, we said, ‘Watch the Rams.’ As this year’s OBJ free-agency sputters, I’ll say this: Watch the Eagles,” Florio said on Wednesday morning.
ESPN added that the possibility of signing Odell would have no benefit until the 2023 season and that changes a lot of things as teams would have no need to sign him for this stretch run if he is still not ready.
Jerry Jones remained noncommittal during an appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Tuesday. As of now, the team is doing really well and gelling together without Odell.
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For the Eagles, the team is already 11-1 without Odell, and signing him would mean at least keeping him away from their most hated rival in the NFC East as well as the same team that is putting pressure on them to keep racking up wins as they sit in second place.
Over the weekend, there was a report that stated Beckham “wanted to be a Giant,” but that’s also nothing set in stone. In the end, Beckham’s decision is up to him and only he knows the answer.
