The NFL reinstated wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Tuesday after he completed a six-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Beckham, 33, was suspended in October for a failed drug test from his time with the Dolphins last season. He said that he never knowingly took a performance enhancing substance, but accepted the league’s discipline without an appeal.
If Beckham was trying to illicitly boost his performance, it did not show up on the field. 2024 was a year of career-lows, starting with 120 snaps played and continuing through virtually every receiving category. In nine appearances with the Dolphins, he put up lower numbers than he did in four games in 2017 and seven games in 2020 before suffering season-ending injuries in both years.
Beckham did not have many opportunities in Miami, as four other Dolphins received at least 80 targets last season. But in 2023 with the Ravens, he drew the second-most targets on the team and put up 565 receiving yards, his most since 2019, to go along with a career-high 8.8 yards per target. Beckham may not be the high-volume, high-production wideout he once was, but he could still be an efficient part of an NFL receiving room with plenty of experience and veteran savvy.
Beckham said in August that he intends to play in 2025, but no reports of interest in the 10-year veteran have surfaced in recent months. He did mention a conversation with Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and Pittsburgh did not land a wide receiver at the trade deadline despite an apparent desire to do so.
Let this guy fade into obscurity. Odell, Diddy and Bieber can have a reunion after all the dust settles
Lmao
I don’t think those guys belong in the same sentence.
“If Beckham was trying to illicitly boost his performance, it did not show up on the field”
Cold!
Trying to put commenters out of business w that one
As a bills fan, he can come in for a tryout. I have always been of the mindset that he was using ped’s during his recovery which I might do the same if I were him if it helped. Maybe it was worth the suspension.
P. Diddy has the final call on that
Giants should cut Jalin Hyatt, give his #13 back to OBJ, and let him retire as a Giant. Hyatt sucks and the Giants need a WR. I’m only partially joking.
Worth it to get rid of Hyatt
P. Diddy on line 1
“The NFL reinstated wide receiver Odell Beckham on Tuesday after he completed a six-game suspension for violating the league’s performance…”
I’m guessing OBJ has violated a lot of things, but I’m not sure the league’s performance is one of them.
Pro Football Rumors is obviously not employing proofreaders these days.
Steelers could honestly use his hands
Calvin Austin is not a reliable option
I’m having trouble deciding whether Antonio Brown or OBJ will be the better draft choice when Flag Football Fantasy Leagues commence 🙂
More WR injuries will occur and he might just sign with someone to fill a role in the playoffs since teams can sign players during the playoffs and even just before Super Bowl from what I recall.
Time to go celebrate on a party boat with a bunch of half nekkid and oiled up men…
“If Beckham was trying to illicitly boost his performance, it did not show up on the field.”
As the kids would say, savage.