{"id":10699,"date":"2024-12-14T03:51:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T03:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10699"},"modified":"2024-12-14T03:51:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T03:51:04","slug":"buccaneers-urged-to-sign-former-90-million-all-pro-wr-after-shocking-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=10699","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers Urged to Sign Former $90 Million All-Pro WR After Shocking Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<ul class=\"c-meta c-meta--post c-meta--list c-meta--dates\">\n<li class=\"c-meta__item c-meta__item--updated\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2186661704-e1734141167304.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2186661704-e1734141167304.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2186661704-e1734141167304.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2186661704-e1734141167304.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Odell Beckham Jr.\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"3604\" data-dom-ready-time=\"3722\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Miami Dolphins wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If it came as a surprise that the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0released wide receiver\u00a0Odell Beckham Jr., it\u2019s only because of the name.<\/p>\n<p>The former 2-time NFL All-Pro had just 9 receptions for 55 yards and no touchdowns in 9 games for the Dolphins this season while playing on just a 1-year, $3 million contract.<\/p>\n<p>What shouldn\u2019t be a surprise is the likely flood of interest for Beckham from teams in need of a top-notch free agent \u2014 which it\u2019s debatable he still is \u2014 but willing to roll the dice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pewter Plank\u2019s Josh Hill\u00a0made a case for why the\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u00a0should be one of those teams that at least kick the tires on bringing the former 2-time NFL All-Pro in for the final stretch of the season and, hopefully, the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_4o6kkn-o_O-style_1tcxgp3-o_O-style_1pinbx1-o_O-style_48hmcm\" data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">\u201cAfter losing\u00a0Chris Godwin\u00a0for the season to a dislocated ankle, Tampa Bay has pushed to the edge as far as wide receiver depth,\u201d Hill wrote. \u201cMike Evans\u00a0missed three games,\u00a0Sterling Shepard\u00a0has a foot injury, and\u00a0Kam Johnson\u00a0was just this week designated to return from IR \u2026 With just four games left, Tampa Bay has control of the NFC South and a playoff spot but it\u2019s not yet a firm grasp. Looking further down the road, the Bucs need to find a way to make sure they\u2019re competitive in the playoffs, and adding a potential threat like OBJ could be a way to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">One of NFL\u2019s Most Popular Players of Last Decade<\/h2>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">If you\u2019ve paid even glancing attention to the NFL over the last decade you probably know Beckham \u2014 better known as OBJ \u2014 as he\u2019s been one of the NFL\u2019s most popular players in that time. And not always necessarily for his sustained production.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">OBJ was drafted in the first round (No. 12 overall) by the\u00a0New York Giants\u00a0in the 2014 NFL draft out of LSU and shot to fame as a rookie for a\u00a01-handed touchdown catch\u00a0against the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0\u2014 a game the Giants actually lost \u2014 that landed his jersey from that day in a display in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">In the\u00a0first 6 seasons of his career, few wide receivers in NFL history can compare to the run Beckham went on. He had over 1,300 receiving yards in each of his first 3 seasons and over 1,000 receiving yards in 4 of his first 5 seasons.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">Beckham was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2014, made back-to-back NFL All-Pro Teams in 2015 and 2016 and made 3 consecutive Pro Bowls from 2014 to 2016.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">Journeyman Career After Leaving Giants<\/h2>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">While Beckham signed a\u00a05-year, $90 million contract extension\u00a0with the Giants in August 2018, he was sent away within a year thanks to a trade with the\u00a0Cleveland Browns\u00a0in April 2019.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">Beckham had his last 1,000-yard receiving season with the Browns in 2019, missed 9 games in 2020 and was traded to the\u00a0Los Angeles Rams\u00a0midway through the 2021 season. He helped lead the Rams to a win in Super Bowl LVI but tore his ACL midway through the game and sat out all of 2022.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_5_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad  adthrive-content adthrive-content-5\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_i3tvbezx7\">Beckham played 2023 on a 1-year, $15 million contract with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>\u00a0and only had 35 receptions for 565 yards and 3 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Miami Dolphins wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. &nbsp; If it came as a surprise that the\u00a0Miami Dolphins\u00a0released wide receiver\u00a0Odell Beckham Jr., it\u2019s only because of the&#8230; 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