Update:
Josina Anderson reports that the Giants have now agreed to terms with WR Odell Beckham Jr on a five-year extension worth up to $95 million and includes $65 million in total guarantees.
- Ian Rapoport adds that Beckham will average $20 million per year in the first three years of the agreement.
- The new money averageย comes out to over $18 million per year and the total averageย per year is over $16 million.
- Jason La Canfora reports that there are $5 million in escalators included in the deal and the fully guaranteed money comes out to $41 million.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Giants and WRย Odell Beckham areย closing in on a five-year, mega-extension that will make him the highest paid receiver in the NFL.
The numbers to watch for Beckham areย the $17 million per year the Steelers are payingย Antonio Brown andย the $55 million in total guarantees Mike Evans got from the Buccaneers.
Beckham, 25, 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 but the Giants picked up his fifth-year option last year.
Beckham stands to make a base salary of $8,459,000 for the 2018 season.
In 2017, Beckham Jr’s season was cut short when he suffered a season-ending injury. He caught 25 passes for 302 yards receiving and three touchdowns over the course of four games.
We had him featured in our Top 25 – 2019 NFL Free Agents list.
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