Jordan Raanan of ESPN reports that the Giants and WR Odell Beckham Jr. have made progress on what is expected to be a record-breaking contract.
According to Raanan, there is “reasonable optimism” that the two sides could get a deal done before the start of the regular season.
The numbers to watch for Beckham are the $17 million per year the Steelers are paying Antonio Brown and the $55 million in total guarantees Mike Evans got from the Buccaneers.
A few weeks ago, Raanan reportedly that the Giants and Beckham’s reps had opened contract talks and it appears as though things are moving in the right direction.
Even so, they have just over two weeks before the start of the season.
It’s worth mentioning that the Giants will have their franchise tag available to use next year in the event that a deal is unable to be reached.
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 before becoming an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his career next year.
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 have him featured in our Top 25 – 2019 NFL Free Agents list.
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