Overview
- The New York Giants released Odell Beckham Jr. on Tuesday after he played about 20 offensive snaps across three games, caught zero passes and recorded one target.
- Coach John Harbaugh said the decision came because Beckham’s presence was not improving the roster and the club could not find a way to get him enough meaningful snaps.
- Giants roster mechanics drove urgency as punt returner Braxton Berrios had exhausted practice-squad elevations and needed an active roster spot, so the team signed Berrios and receiver Charlie Jones after Beckham’s release.
- Beckham earned a 53-man spot with a strong preseason and had signed a one-year, $1.3 million deal in June, but limited in-game opportunities and a lack of special-teams work reduced his value to the active roster.
- The move ends Beckham’s brief comeback to New York and sends him back into free agency after a career that includes early All-Pro seasons with the Giants, a Super Bowl with the Rams and a 2025 suspension that cost him a full season.