Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. Says He Will Attend Training Camp

Odell Beckham Jr. with the Giants in 2017
Odell Beckham Jr. with the Giants in 2017. Photo by Christopher Szagola/CSM/REX/Shutterstock (9123196bp)

New York Giants’ star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been looking to get a new contract for some time now but doesn’t intend to force it by missing out the training camp next month.

The 25-year-old was asked by reporters whether they would see him at the training camp, and he replied: “Yes, sir. Yes, you will.

No holdout,” – Beckham Jr. added.

In the recent years, star players have been deciding to skip the team’s offseason workouts and voluntary activities in order to put pressure on the team and get a new contract. While seeing players missing out the training camp is rare, this already happened in the past. For example, Pittsburgh Steelers star running back Le’Veon Bell has decided to miss the training camp in 2017, in order to try and get a new deal.  The fact that Bell’s actions didn’t work out in his favor may have inspired Odell Beckham Jr. to take another approach.

Although he didn’t participate in all drills at last week’s minicamp, Beckham Jr. has attended most of the Giants’ voluntary offseason activities and workouts.

Odell Beckham Jr. is entering the fifth year of his rookie contract which will see him earning $8 million per year. It is believed that Beckham Jr. is looking for a deal which would earn him at least double that figure.

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