{"id":906815,"date":"2026-06-01T05:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/906815\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T05:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T05:42:16","slug":"hes-coming-home-nfl-world-reacts-to-free-agent-odell-beckham-jr-working-out-with-giants-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/906815\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018He\u2019s Coming Home\u2019 \u2014 NFL World Reacts to Free Agent Odell Beckham Jr. Working Out With Giants on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the mid-2010s, Odell Beckham Jr. was an NFL icon. Between his famous one-handed catches and viral celebrations, Beckham was one of the most popular players in the league. Beckham became a household name with the New York Giants<\/a>, and now he could be coming back home.<\/p>\n

Odell Beckham Jr. Lands Free-Agent Workout With New York Giants<\/p>\n

Beckham will work out with the Giants on Monday, so there is a high chance that he could get signed. The NFL world was quick to react to the potential reunion.<\/p>\n

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As Sam Block of ESPN<\/a> said on X, \u201cThis and the Knicks in the NBA Finals. Wow.\u201d PFSN\u2019s Alex Kennedy tweeted<\/a> something along the same lines, \u201cWhat a time to be a New York sports fan. The Knicks are in the NBA Finals and OBJ is potentially returning to the Giants.\u201d<\/p>\n

One Giants influencer couldn\u2019t contain his excitement, sharing the meme from \u201cThe Office\u201d where Michael Scott says \u201cOh my God! Okay, it\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s coming home, tell the world he\u2019s coming home,\u201d posted sports content creator on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The last time Beckham played with the Giants was in 2018. During that season, he played 12 games and totaled 1,052 receiving yards.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s Time,\u201d posted one influencer on X<\/a> with a montage of Beckham\u2019s Giants highlights.<\/p>\n

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The Giants hired former Baltimore Ravens<\/a> head coach John Harbaugh this offseason. Harbaugh brings a winning record as well as a Super Bowl ring. Beckham would be catching passes from quarterback Jaxson Dart<\/a>, who generated a ton of hype during his rookie season.<\/p>\n

Beckham would be playing alongside wideout Malik Nabers<\/a>, who is regarded as one of the best young star receivers in the NFL, and free-agent addition Darnell Mooney<\/a>. Nabers got hurt last year, but in his rookie season in 2024, Nabers was the 15th-best receiver in the league according to PFSN\u2019s WR Impact metric<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Giants also have tight end Isaiah Likely<\/a>, who joined New York as a free agent to reunite with Harbaugh. The young core also includes running backs Cam Skattebo<\/a>, who had an exciting rookie year before he suffered a season-ending injury, and Tyrone Tracy Jr.<\/a><\/p>\n

While Beckham returning to the Giants would be a fun storyline, it remains to be seen how effective he\u2019d be. The last time Beckham had 1,000 receiving yards was in 2019, so he might not be as a big as a factor as some might think.<\/p>\n

Still, Beckham would be a fan favorite returning to New York, adding even more excitement to a team that is trying to take a major leap forward in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the mid-2010s, Odell Beckham Jr. was an NFL icon. Between his famous one-handed catches and viral celebrations,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":906816,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[117,746,6709,7,519,4698,13,2909,16160,4126,53503,56,6,13180,1799,5658],"class_list":["post-906815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-cam-skattebo","tag-darnell-mooney","tag-football","tag-giants","tag-isaiah-likely","tag-jaxson-dart","tag-john-harbaugh","tag-knicks","tag-malik-nabers","tag-michael-scott","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl","tag-odell-beckham-jr","tag-the-giants","tag-tyrone-tracy-jr"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116673258644656908","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906815"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906815\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/906816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=906815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=906815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}