Odell Beckham Jr. wants to be highest-paid player, 'period'

Posted by vip are on July 31st, 2017

The Dallas Cowboys' star wide receiver made the declaration in a video posted by UNINTERRUPTED on Thursday.

"It is just like the elephant in the room, and you also do not want to talk about it," Beckham says in the video. "But I have gotten to the point in my life where I am like, 'No, I am going to ... there is no need to never speak about it.

"I believe I will be hopefully not only the highest-paid receiver in the league, but the highest-paid, period."

Beckham worked out on his own this offseason at Los Angeles rather than attending OTAs, and ESPN's Adam Schefter reported through resources that Beckham's contract was a part of the reason he remained away. He stopped his absence when he attended mandatory minicamp a month, also was in attendance Thursday for the start of training camp.

Beckham is to create .8 million this year. He is set to make over million annually in endorsements separate from his football earnings, including .8 million from his newly-signed Nike deal.

Next season Odell Beckham Jersey is scheduled to be paid .459 million at the fifth year of his rookie contract, a figure well below other top wide receivers. Pittsburgh's Antonio Brown recently signed a new deal worth million per season.

Nine of the top 10 players on the record are quarterbacks. The highest-paid wide receiver this season is Dallas' Dez Bryant at million.

The Giants and Beckham haven't begun negotiations on a new contract. This offseason was the very first time the two sides were qualified by rule to talk about an extension.

"They haven't begun as of yet, however ... they will occur at the suitable moment," owner John Mara said recently in an interview with the New York Post. "I don't think we have a time on it. But we certainly don't want to watch him playing in a different uniform."

The Giants do not seem to be in any hurry. General manager Jerry Reese kept open the possibility that the two sides talk during the season.

"We'll keep all of our options open," Reese said.

Beckham was asked at minicamp last month if he wanted a deal done prior to the beginning of this season. He sidestepped the question.

"I could not really tell you. As I said, once the time comes. Any contract questions are really not for me to discuss," Beckham said at the time. "I haven't really talked with anybody about contracts, so it isn't something that has been in the atmosphere. It sort of was a conversation that was brought up amongst other men and women. It never was actually in my conversation, so like I said, just take it a day at a time and when it comes it is going to come."

In 2016, Beckham finished with over 90 catches, 1,300 yards and double-digit touchdowns for the third consecutive season. He made another Pro Bowl but played poorly in his first career playoff game after a boat excursion in Miami earlier in the week. Beckham struck a hole in the wall at the bowels of Lambeau Field after that reduction.

Reese said following the season that Beckham needed to "develop" and "appear himself in the mirror." He said Thursday the two have not had a recent conversation, however they might sit down and talk before the onset of the season.