Beckham practices, hoping to return Monday vs. Lions

Three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. returned to practice in a limited capacity Thursday, revealing that he’s dealing with a six- to eightweek injury timeline for his ankle that already has cost him the New York Giants’ season opener at Dallas.

It had been 24 days since Beckham went down following an ugly preseason hit that bent his left leg inward on a Monday against Cleveland. The Giants play Detroit this Monday, four weeks since the injury.

Beckham, despite testing the ankle before the Giants’ loss to the Cowboys, wasn’t close to playing Sunday because he hadn’t practiced all week.

Beckham again wouldn’t say whether he was dealing with a high ankle sprain. The Giants have called it an ankle injury and never detailed a timeframe for his return.

He said he’s doing everything possible to play Monday.