Odell Beckham Jr. took a detour to UFC 287 in Miami earlier than his assembly with the Jets on Monday.
The star free agent — and Gang Inexperienced goal — was launched on the UFC 287 broadcast because the “nice Odell Beckham Jr.” alongside different celebrities and NFL stars, reminiscent of Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson and Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.
All of them watched Israel Adesanya knock out Alex Pereira to take again the UFC middleweight title Pereira received from him in November.
Beckham’s night time at Kaseya Middle overlapped with a pivotal stretch in his offseason and return to an NFL subject, with a “multi-faceted” Jets go to looming Monday — one thing that NFL Community’s Ian Rapoport reported will embody a bodily and “thorough dialogue of what to anticipate in an Aaron Rodgers-led offense with a deep WR room.”
The Publish’s Paul Schwartz confirmed Saturday that Beckham will go to the Jets 4 years after his tenure with the Giants ended with a commerce to the Browns.
Beckham didn’t play in the course of the 2022 season as he recovered from a torn ACL suffered in Tremendous Bowl LVI, although he acquired curiosity from some groups a few potential late-season return.
In the long run, a deal for the playoffs and into future seasons by no means materialized, and the Beckham sweepstakes pale for a number of weeks.
That modified following the season, as free company crept nearer and Beckham held a exercise in Arizona in entrance of 12-14 NFL groups — flashing his signature one-handed catch, working routes with USFL quarterback Ryan Willis and attempting to persuade NFL entrance places of work that he might add one thing to their extensive receiver place.
Rodgers, who publicly introduced his intentions to play for the Jets in 2023, reportedly included Beckham on an inventory of gamers he hoped the Jets would pursue, amongst different wideouts Randall Cobb and Allen Lazard.
Lazard has since signed with the Jets — on a four-year deal price $44 million — and the group additionally added former Chiefs receiver Mecole Hardman, filling a large receiver place that already included Garrett Wilson and Corey Davis.
The Ravens have additionally emerged as a contender for Beckham, as ESPN reported that Baltimore provided him a contract.