So, if he doesn't get claimed the Browns owe him $7.25m, OBJ gets to choose his team, and the new team can pay the minimum for the rest of the year?
OBJ signs with LA Rams. Wait, maybe the Packers... no it is the Rams.
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If you want him on the Pats this seems better than the minimum salary restructuring that Rapoport talked about earlier today where he for sure would’ve been claimed before NE got a shot. Good chance he clears now.
Yes I agree with you. And Korte added later that if you do sign him as a free agent you do get a comp pick if he leaves in FA this coming offseason.
He seems to not be interested in NE if early reports are to be believed. I think he and Bill have a mutual respect but seems he may not be interested in helping a rebuild Along ?
I've seen reports so far this morning that both Detroit and Arizona did not put in claims for OBJ. I expect him to make it through waivers, although Seattle is an intriguing team because they have the money and the interest to claim him.
How many targets would he see with Metcalf and Lockett there? It would be a good "problem" to have for Seattle, but there's only so many times Pete Carroll wants to throw the ball.
He'd steal Freddie Swain's targets, so about 3 per game. I've been saying all along that there's no way he'd be happy with that. And there's no way he deserves more unless he goes back to 2014.
View: https://twitter.com/62nnahsd/status/1458097730392313861?s=20
SOURCES: Odell Beckham Jr. had a private flight booked this afternoon to Norwood Memorial Airport and plans to sign with the Patriots if/when he clears waivers #Patriots #OBJ
Has anyone heard of this person before? They show tweets claiming to have had insider knowledge of Ime Udoka being hired six days before the announcement and Alex Cora's return four days before the announcement, but he very well might have been throwing crap against the wall as opposed to having had any actual knowledge.
Edited to add: Sorry, apparently this isn't a known person. I've left it up for now so the ensuing conversation makes sense but will delete if more appropriate.
SOURCES: Odell Beckham Jr. had a private flight booked this afternoon to Norwood Memorial Airport and plans to sign with the Patriots if/when he clears waivers #Patriots #OBJ
Has anyone heard of this person before? They show tweets claiming to have had insider knowledge of Ime Udoka being hired six days before the announcement and Alex Cora's return four days before the announcement, but he very well might have been throwing crap against the wall as opposed to having had any actual knowledge.
Edited to add: Sorry, apparently this isn't a known person. I've left it up for now so the ensuing conversation makes sense but will delete if more appropriate.
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I doubt there’s any truth to that. That said, I think NE makes more sense than most teams. It makes sense for Seattle as a team, but not really OBJ. Packers, Chiefs, then I have to think here would be among the next most appealing. Needs a team in playoff contention where he’d be at worst the second read. There aren’t a ton of those.
As a reminder, please do not post rumors, speculations, nor "reports" from unreliable sources.
This includes unverified Twitter accounts (i.e. no blue checkmark) and known trash "sources" like Incarcerated Bob or David "Football Doc" Chao.
That's former credentialed journalist and Cardinals batboy Jake Wesley
https://twitter.com/mlb_nl_al
Unless he's flying from Rocky Mount, NC there are no more incoming flights scheduled to go into Norwood today according to FlightTracker.
Odell is not going to be signing with the Pats. It is a 0% chance. One of the worst things you could do to McKorkle is bring Odell onto the team.
I don't want OBJ anywhere near Mac. Last thing I need for him is to start worrying about which guy is getting targets. Don't even know how much better he is than Agholor/Bourne/Meyers at this point.
I definitely really hate Odell the player. And no matter where Odell goes, it's not going to go well.
But bringing him in while Mac is growing as a player would be disastrous.
Nobody in line at the Hertz counter at presumably Logan is the biggest giveaway that this isn’t real
Was just coming in to post that. The guy apprears to be somewhat reliable. Couple that with the fact that Green Bay probably makes the most sense.
Are we sure GB wants him? Serious question.
I suppose they could be desperate enough for a weapon in what is likely Rodgers’ swan song year that they say ‘fuck it’, but Rodgers having to feed a receiver who is far inferior to Davante Adams but thinks he’s still an elite player? Seems like a bad recipe.
I suppose they could be desperate enough for a weapon in what is likely Rodgers’ swan song year that they say ‘fuck it’, but Rodgers having to feed a receiver who is far inferior to Davante Adams but thinks he’s still an elite player? Seems like a bad recipe.
It could be true, or OBJ's camp could put that out there as pressure on another team that he wants to go to(Seattle).
Is anyone going to actually be desparate enough to claim him and pick up that contract?
Feels like the play for teams with interest is let him clear and pursue as FA.
I don't get why OBJ would want to go to Seattle. He'd play third fiddle there to Metcalf and Lockett. If he's willing to do that and put targets as a secondary consideration, might as well take peanuts to play with Brady (who I'm sure is lobbying for him with AB hurt).
Rodney Harrison was (is?) hosting a show on NBC Sports Radio on Sundays and at the height of OBJ's prime he was constantly pushing back on OBJ being a real elite receiver and someone who would last long term. Said he saw OBJ as supremely talented but sloppy in the fundamentals. He wasn't saying that OBJ wasn't elite, but it was 100% talent based and never learned the details. From the reports of OBJ wanting to be "coached" and his current status, look like Rodney was more right than wrong.
KC or BAL make sense, they both really need receiving talent, obviously have big time QBs, and will give OBJ big platforms to garner attention/hone his rep.
If you think John has a hair across his ass now, wait until OBJ signs with the Pats on a 2 season contract.
Baltimore is a fit, KC I don't know. They're already trying to integrate Gordon into the offense, to add yet another guy and coupled with Mahomes' struggles... Not to mention the fact that the 2 main options are well established and I don't know how comfortable OBJ would be just being the guy who'll get the ball if the matchup is right and the opponent is focusing on Kelce and Hill.