Odell Beckham Jr. signs with Giants in highly anticipated reunion

Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY Mon, June 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM UTC

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Odell Beckham Jr. is getting a second shot with the organization with which he rose to stardom.

The three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver is signing a contract with the New York Giants on June 1, according to multiple reports, returning 12 years after he was drafted and became one of the franchise's biggest stars.

Beckham, 33, worked out for the team earlier in the day for a second time this offseason alongside fellow veterans JuJu Smith and Anthony Miller, per reports.

The Giants also on June 1 signed receiver Braxton Berrios to a one-year deal to help boost a receiving corps that recently lost Gunner Olszewski to a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in an organized team activity session. Star wideout Malik Nabers also faces an unclear recovery timeline from a torn ACL and meniscus that coach John Harbaugh said was "not a simple knee injury."

Beckham, 33, reunites with Harbaugh after playing under him on the Baltimore Ravens in 2023. He did not play in 2025, which he began with a six-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, after posting just nine catches for the Miami Dolphins the previous year.

In New York, he returns to the franchise with which he became one of the league's most scintillating young stars. His flair for the dramatic – such as his signature one-handed catch against the Dallas Cowboys – extended off the field, however, to his criticism of quarterback Eli Manning, eventually leading to his March 2019 trade to the Cleveland Browns.

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Behind Nabers and Darius Slayton, who underwent a core muscle surgery that is expected to force him to miss the full offseason program, the Giants have scant depth at receiver.

New York signed Calvin Austin as a low-cost replacement at slot for Wan'Dale Robinson, who signed a four-year $70 million contract with the Tennessee Titans this offseason. Third-round pick Malachi Fields was brought on to provide a big body (6-4, 222 pounds) to an otherwise undersized receiving corps. Beyond them, no returning receiver other than Nabers or Slayton logged more than 10 catches last season.

Harbaugh previously expressed confidence in a comeback for Beckham but said any reunion had to be "right for both parties."

"Odell wants to be the kind of player that can make a difference," Harbaugh said on May 9. "I'm pretty sure that he can make a team in the National Football League right now. But can he make a difference and is it something he wants to do and is his body going to hold up the way he wants it to?"

Odell Beckham Jr. stats -

Career receptions: 575

Career receiving yards: 7,987

Career receiving touchdowns: 59

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