Did Odell Beckham Jr. retire? Explaining news about free agent Giants legend OBJ

Billy Heyen

Did Odell Beckham Jr. retire? Explaining news about free agent Giants legend OBJ image

Odell Beckham Jr. is one of the biggest wide receiver names in this era of the NFL.

So whenever there's any news out there about OBJ, it circulates widely and quickly.

Even if it's not real.

The New York Giants legend remains a free agent, which has led to some speculation on whether he'll retire.

The 32-year old wide receiver has played in 10 NFL seasons, including his five superstar years with the Giants that included 5,476 receiving yards on 390 catches with 44 touchdowns.

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OBJ also had an 1,000-yard campaign with the Browns as part of three seasons in Cleveland.

And he has since played for the Rams, Ravens and Dolphins.

Last season in Miami, Beckham played nine games and caught nine passes for 55 yards.

Beckham has been linked this offseason to a return to the Giants, although that doesn't seem to be forthcoming.

But he's still a free agent ready to sign.

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Did Odell Beckham Jr. retire?

No, OBJ has not retired.

The rumor began thanks to an X post from a parody account, Adam Schelfer (meant to imitate ESPN's Adam Schefter).

The post was made at 8:40 a.m. ET on Tuesday and had surpassed 200,000 views after just a handful of hours.

It had many NFL fans believing that Beckham had hung up his cleats for good.

Turns out, though, that OBJ isn't done yet.

The Internet isn't always filled with the truth.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle