According to Jay Glazer of the Athletic, the 49ers expressed trade interest at “several” points in Odell Beckham Jr, but the Giants apparently wanted the No. 2 overall pick included in the deal.
“The 49ers were in several different times,” Glazer writes. “They tried during the season and they tried here in the offseason. Someone with the Giants told me they were asking for the second pick of the draft from the 49ers, which the 49ers weren’t willing to do.”
Glazer mentions that the Giants were acting like they needed to be blown away with an offer to trade him, but it seemed to him that their plan was to take the best available offer by a certain date or time.
The 49ers had come up as a potential trade partner for Beckham dating back to last year, but the Browns were ultimately able to acquire him for the No. 17 overall pick, their second third-round pick and S Jabrill Peppers for Beckham.
Beckham, 26, was taken with the No. 12 overall pick by the Giants back in 2014. He played out the final year of his four-year, $10,406,198 contract before the Giants picked up his fifth-year option in 2017.
Last year, there was speculation that the Rams, 49ers and Patriots could be potential landing spots for Beckham and there has been a lot of buzz about the Browns having interest in him.
Beckham was set to make a base salary of $8,459,000 for the 2018 season when he agreed to a new five-year extension worth up to $95 million and includes $65 million in total guarantees. He stands to make base salaries of $16.75 million and $14 million over the next two years.
According to OverTheCap.com, trading Beckham will free up $5 million of available cap space while creating $16 million in dead money.
In 2018, Beckham appeared in 12 games for the Giants and recorded 77 receptions for 1,052 yards receiving (13.7 YPC) and six touchdowns.
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YEAH!!!!! The 49ers are now saying the GMEN wanted a package including the 49ers 2019 2nd overall pick.
Yet! The GMEN ended up going to the Browns as a trade partner for a far less package. The GMEN ended up with the Brown’s 2019 1st rounder #17, 3rd rounder #95 and the Brown’s 2017 1st rounder #25 (Jabrill Peppers). This package is far less then the 49ers’ package the GMEN allegedly wanted.
Remember! Beckham was a 2014 1st rounder #12, that is not top ten. And there were other receivers in that draft that were rated much higher receiving options than Beckham was, such as Mike Evans, Sammy Watkins, Brandon Cooks and Kelvin Benjamin.
Plus! Beckham has missed 21 career games for the GMEN, 20 with injuries and 1 was a suspension. And those Beckham injuries all involved the leg(s) calf, ankle and quad. That is not a good sign long term for a player that makes his money with his legs.
The 49ers could have offered their 2019 2nd and 3rd round picks and their 2020 1st rounder as a starting point. And the GMEN and Gettleman would have definitely listened.