NFL Rumors: Insider reveals Odell Beckham Jr.’s asking price amid impending free agency decision
Odell Beckham Jr. is looking to make a return to football after missing the entire season last year. The 2021 Super Bowl champion missed all of last year with a torn ACL injury.
Beckham Jr. injured his ACL in the second quarter of Super Bowl LVI after scoring the game's first touchdown. This wwas his second ACL tear in a two-year span as he tore his ACL in 2020 against the Bengals when he was a member of the Cleveland Browns.
The injury was so bad that he missed all of last season, despite gaining interest from downs the stretch.
As he's looking to return to the field after missing an entire season, Beckham Jr.'s current asking price has been revealed. Per New York Jets reporter Rich Cimini, OBJ is seeking a one-year $15 million deal.
OBJ is reportedly thought to be looking for $15 million on a one-year deal. Will someone bite? wp.me/pbBqYq-czy3
His ask has previously gone down from his original asking price of $20 million per year.
Recently, Beckham Jr. organized his private workout in front of 11 teams in Arizona. The interest is there, but many teams aren't into the idea of paying him $20 million per year, or even $15 million.
Is Odell Beckham Jr. worth paying $15 million per season?
There's a reason Odell Becham Jr.'s asking price went down from $20 million to $15 million. No team is going to pay an aging wide receiver who is coming off of his second torn ACL injury who didn't play the season prior to that kind of money.
Beckham Jr. suggested that he's getting low-ball offers. On March 18, Beckham Jr. tweeted that he's confused about his asking price of $20 million, but suggested that a $4 million deal isn't enough. It seems like he eluded a team offering him a deal worth $4 million per season.
🙄all I’m sayin is 4 AINT enoughI’m just so confused where the quote is from me tht said I want 20…..😭🙄all I’m sayin is 4 AINT enough
While many teams likely don't view Beckham Jr. as worth $15-$20 million per year, he can certainly get a deal worth more than $4 million per season. He recorded over 500 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 14 regular season games in 2021.
Robert Woods got a deal this off-season worth a little more than $7 million per year with the Houston Texans.
It is unclear what the range of an OBJ deal will be, but it seems feasible for him to make around $10 million per year with incentives.
How much money do you think Odell Beckham Jr. will earn in 2023?