Just about 10 months after he tore his ACL during the Los Angeles Rams’ victory in Super Bowl 56, free agent receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will soon make his free agent decision. Given Beckham Jr.’s reputation as one of the NFL’s best playmakers, his choice could factor heavily into the overall playoff chase and perhaps even into the hunt for Super Bowl 57.
But before he picks a new team, Beckham Jr. is set to tour with a handful of teams over the next few days. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the wideout will begin said tours on Thursday with a visit to his former squad, the New York Giants. Then, he’ll pivot to trips to see two contending heavyweights in the Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys.
Odell Beckham Jr.’s free-agent tour kicks off Thursday with a visit to the New York Giants, continues Friday in Buffalo with the Bills, and then goes to Dallas on Monday with the Cowboys.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 1, 2022
Given his previous precedent of generally elite game-breaking ability, Beckham Jr.’s decision could indeed have a lot of weight on who comes out on top in February’s Big Game. Provided he’s healthy and himself again, the lucky suitor between the Giants, Bills, and Cowboys should find itself ecstatic to add Beckham Jr. into its offensive dynamic. You simply don’t say no to players of his skill set if given the opportunity to add them into the fold.
Who Beckham Jr. picks between Buffalo and Dallas should have even greater significance if oddsmakers have their say. Buffalo (+450) and Dallas (+900) currently have the second-best and fifth-best odds of winning Super Bowl 57, respectively. And, in a dose of irony, both are seeking more diversity and reliable options in their attacks outside of “throw the ball up to Stefon Diggs/CeeDee Lamb.” It’s no wonder they have Beckham Jr. on the dial.
I mean, they’re probably just texting him, right? Yeah, they’re texting him.
After joining the Rams midseason and helping them win the Super Bowl last year, Beckham Jr. very well could soon find himself in a similar spot for the second straight season.
NFL fans had lots of thoughts about Beckham Jr.'s final list of team choices
Praying he goes to the Bills https://t.co/fgfkBclHsY
— Vann “Just take that L” Pugh (@themadlineman) December 1, 2022
OBJ going back to the Giants would be something https://t.co/g74g9pjpUV
— Andrew Schnittker (@aschnitt53) December 1, 2022
All desperate teams https://t.co/VLpekdJhD9
— Joel Tutton (@Joel_Tutton) December 1, 2022
Baltimore tuesday?? @obj https://t.co/9cXJdd4D9G
— JP (@JPtv__) December 1, 2022
Appreciate what you did to help bring us a title, champ. https://t.co/yhIdAJg1Nh pic.twitter.com/GdpbBZtaK9
— Dr Andy (@washeddad17) December 1, 2022
Spending the whole weekend with the Bills tho 👀 https://t.co/YN17hxmp76
— PJ aka OBJrecruiter (@pjbuffalobills) December 1, 2022
In other words…
Thursday: Visit the Giants.
Friday: Visit the Bills, stay overnight.
Saturday: Hangout with Von Miller, fall in love with Buffalo.
Sunday: Still in Buffalo.
Monday: Call Dallas to tell them he won’t be making the visit. He’s signing with Buffalo. https://t.co/Oy7aW8fz10— John Sparaco™ (@JohnSparaco) December 1, 2022
Aaaaaaaaaand here we go… 👀 https://t.co/5NR0xHtmgA
— MyCowboysFamily (@MyCowboysFamily) December 1, 2022
Von Miller first mentioned that OBJ would be visiting the #Bills on Friday on the latest episode of his show. Wonder who we’ll see in the team suite at #Sabres home game on Sunday… https://t.co/PQf3Kag26C
— Rachel Hopmayer (@rachelhopmayer) December 1, 2022
Since it was reported the Cowboys and Giants were finalists for OBJ the Cowboys will have played on each network’s number one broadcast except for ESPN with this story as a huge talking point leading up to the visit:
– Vikings game on CBS
– Giants game on FOX
– Colts game on NBC https://t.co/zCCIQkUfwy— RJ Ochoa (@rjochoa) December 1, 2022
My guess is OBJ chooses Buffalo https://t.co/mWOG9IWnuq
— Marcus Thomas (@Thomas_city5) December 1, 2022
Monday! https://t.co/DNmXqBy5S3
— Blogging The Boys (@BloggingTheBoys) December 1, 2022
