The Miami Dolphins have released wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., ending the three-time Pro Bowler's brief tenure with the team.
Beckham signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Dolphins in May, but began the season on the physically unable to perform list after offseason knee surgery. He leaves after just nine catches for 55 yards in nine games.
Beckham had missed the last two days of practice for what the team called personal reasons. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel indicated Friday that the decision to part ways was mutual.
“Odell and I have been very communicative since he's been here,” McDaniel told reporters. “He's had a rough start in terms of rehabbing his way into the t – season and then just look at it as simply as, okay, what's best for him and the team going forward?
“We just thought it was a good time to go in that direction. That was the reason behind it. That's all.”
Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player
New York Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson submits his bid for the best catch of 2024 with a stunning catch that resembles Odell Beckham Jr's famous catch 10 years ago
Beckham, the No. 12 overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, rose to fame in his first five NFL seasons with the New York Giants.
Despite missing the first four games of his campaign due to injury, Beckham broke all kinds of receiving records, and became the first player to record more than 75 receptions, 1,100 yards, and 10 touchdowns in their rookie year.
During Week 12 of that 2014 season, Beckham forever cemented himself in NFL history when he made a thrilling one-handed catch in a Sunday Night Football showdown with the Dallas Cowboys, which many believe was this is the biggest ever.
Please use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player
Odell Beckham Jr. described his iconic 2014 catch against the Dallas Cowboys for the New York Giants as both a blessing and a curse
Traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2019, OBJ's three years in Ohio were more than a struggle and he would eventually be released midway through the 2021 season after his father protested on social media about the way his son was being used in the Browns offense.
He then signed with the Los Angeles Rams, where he won a Super Bowl that same season, although he was very successful because he suffered a torn ACL in the game that limited him for the following years in the NFL.
Beckham Jr. tore his ACL during the Los Angeles Rams' Super Bowl LVI win over the Cincinnati Bengals
After missing the entire 2022 season, Beckham signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2023 and went on to have 35 catches for 565 yards and three touchdowns last year before being cut by the Ravens in March.
Brought to Miami in the offseason as the third receiving option behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, Beckham never seemed to fit into the Dolphins' offense.
If he clears waivers, the 32-year-old would be free to sign with any team. Although his best years are certainly behind him, it leaves open the possibility of the star once again continuing with a Super Bowl contender as he did with the Rams in 2021.
Watch another triple header of live NFL action this Sunday on Sky Sports, starting with Miami Dolphins at Houston Texans from 6pm.
Source link
