NFC East Notes: Cowboys, Giants, Redskins

Cowboys

Giants

ESPN’s Adam Schefter mentioned recently during an appearance on “Ross Tucker Football Podcast” that the talk of a potential Odell Beckham Jr. trade is “absolutely real.

โ€œI think itโ€™s absolutely real. I think itโ€™s very real,” Schefter said, via NinersNation.com. “The prospect, the idea of Odell getting traded. Look, think about everything that transpired during the week at the ownersโ€™ meetings. You had the owner of the Giants coming out and say he was not pleased with Odell Beckham Jr, that nobody on the roster is untouchable. You had the GM Dave Gettleman come over and say, basically, when they asked him if he could assure them Odell Beckham Jr. was going to be on the roster next year, heย neverย was willing to do that. You had the head coach saying Odellโ€™s on the team right now. And you can say the quote was taken out of context, thatโ€™s fine, but he still said it. And then, you know theyโ€™ve been asking for two first-roundd draft picks in return. And then you know the fact that they either have to pay him like the wide receivers from Odell Beckham Jr.โ€™s draft class have been paid;ย Mike Evans?ย Sammy Watkins? They have been paid. Odell hasnโ€™t. The Giants have to pay him or trade him. Youโ€™re talking about a GM who wants things done his way. He wants the culture a certain way. Already traded Jason Pierre Paul. Same guy who pulledย the franchise tagย on Josh Norman. Iโ€™m just saying, they may have to keep him. They may. Does all this smoke tell you something?โ€

  • Matt Lombardo of NJ.com writes that if the Giants are to sign WR Odell Beckham Jr to a long-term extension, the contract could end up being a four-year deal worth between $83-86 million in total and include $50 million guaranteed.
  • Lombardo adds that the Giants could pay Beckham Jr a $9 million signing bonus but include a team option for the fifth year of the agreement.

Redskins

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