Browns extensive receiver Odell Beckham Jr. advised Sports activities Illustrated the New York Giants had higher commerce affords however selected to commerce him to Cleveland “to die.”
“This wasn’t no enterprise transfer,” he advised author Ben Baskin. “This was private. They thought they’d ship me right here to die.”
Beckham was acquired by the Browns for the Nos. 17 and 95 draft picks in 2019 and security Jabrill Peppers. The San Francisco 49ers have been amongst different recognized suitors, however common supervisor Dave Gettleman opted for the cope with Cleveland.
Not lengthy after the commerce, Beckham took to Twitter to agree with a fan who was upset the Giants did not give Beckham a correct goodbye after 5 years with the franchise.
“Im not upset in ANY approach about the place I landed,” he tweeted. “However outta respect what they did, was loopy! And past disrespectful ! I needed nothin however the most effective for NY. However on to a brand new chapter…. ITS LIFE”
Beckham, interviewed for this week’s SI NFL preview publication, additionally took a swing on the coach-quarterback mixtures he had with the Giants, in comparison with the current with first-year coach Freddie Kitchens and quarterback Baker Mayfield. Beckham mentioned he considers the Browns’ setup preferrred.
“I’ve by no means had that earlier than,” Beckham mentioned.
Gettleman has mentioned the Giants didn’t signal Beckham to a five-year, $90 million contract earlier than the 2018 season solely to commerce him. After the cope with the Browns, one he mentioned was consummated over 10 hours of negotiations, Gettleman mentioned the deal was not a part of a plan. He additionally mentioned he initiated just one commerce name on Beckham, and it went to the Buffalo Payments after a deal for Antonio Brown fell via.
“This was a call we did not enter into flippantly,” Gettleman mentioned after the commerce. “Clearly, there’s lots of stuff that elements in. On the finish of the day, to ensure that us to maneuver Odell, the opposite crew was going to must knock it out of the park. It was simply an excessive amount of for us to go up.”