Sources: Giants to release OBJ amid veteran receiver's struggles — SkimNews
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- Giants are releasing Odell Beckham Jr. after the veteran receiver failed to make a significant impact in his second stint with the franchise that originally drafted him 12th overall in 2014.
- Beckham, 33, played just 19 snaps across three games and recorded zero catches, including a single target in Sunday's 12-7 win over the Titans that quarterback Jameis Winston nearly threw as an interception.
- Braxton Berrios was the roster driver — the Giants needed to make a decision on the punt returner, whose practice squad elevations were exhausted and who would have become ineligible to play.
- Beckham is not expected to be added to the Giants' practice squad; he had not played in the NFL since the 2024 Dolphins season, when he caught just 9 passes for 54 yards.
- Coach John Harbaugh said publicly the prior week that he hoped Beckham would get more involved in the Week 3 game plan against Tennessee — but Beckham left the locker room quickly after the game instead.
- Fans chanted "OBJ! OBJ! OBJ!" in the fourth quarter Sunday, a final echo of the player who topped 1,300 yards in each of his first three pro seasons before injuries derailed his trajectory.
Why it matters: The move closes the book on a nostalgic homecoming for a 33-year-old receiver who logged zero production across 19 snaps in three games and hadn't played an NFL down since the 2024 Dolphins season. For the Giants, the release prioritizes Berrios — a special-teams regular whose roster eligibility had expired — over the team's biggest-name offseason storyline, leaving Beckham's career totals frozen at 575 catches, 7,987 yards and 59 touchdowns.
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