Beckham’s BFF: He’ll be ’18 Giant

CLEVELAND BROWNS receiver Jarvis Landry, Odell Beckham Jr.’s best friend, said Tuesday that Beckham is “going to be a Giant for another year.”

Landry, Beckham’s former LSU teammate, lobbied for the Browns to reunite them via trade not long ago when the Giants were listening to trade offers for OBJ.

But Landry, who signed a long-term contract extension with the Browns after being traded from Miami, said in a Tuesday press conference that the dream scenario is no more.

“Well you know what? I think that period is over and, you know, he’s going to be a Giant for another year,” Landry said, via video from The Cleveland Plain-Dealer’s Mary Kay Cabot.

This is interesting because Beckham has not made public comments about his future with the team. He did show up with teammates for the start of offseason workouts last Monday, leading to eventual reports that NFL teams believed the Giants no longer intend to trade Beckham.

Beckham also reportedly does not intend to step on a football field this fall without a contract extension, so Landry’s comment is interesting in that it opens the door to Beckham possibly playing football on the fifth and final year of his current contract, which is not believed to be an option Beckham was considering or open to based on his actions and the Daily News’ knowledge of his position on wanting a new contract.

Now just imagine Beckham paired up with former Cowboy Dez Bryant.

Bryant, who was dumped by the Cowboys on Friday, shared his thoughts on Monday about his next NFL home with Mike Fisher, the Cowboys’ Insider for Dallas’ 105.3 The Fan.

“The Giants,” Bryant told Fisher, “got a helluva defense, they’re going to pay OBJ, so coming back. Playing with him, Sterling (Shepard) ... the tight end (Evan Engram), (Eli) Manning? Crazy . ... They draft (Penn State running back Saquan Barkley with the No. 2 overall pick)? That’d be crazy!”

Bryant, 29, a three-time Pro Bowler during his eight seasons with the Cowboys, reportedly left the team facility after meeting with owner Jerry Jones vowing to face them twice this year. While Bryant may want to stay in the NFC East, only Washington has the available cap space to offer the star wide receiver anything close to what he’s been making with the Cowboys.

The emotional wide receiver made $13 million last season and the Cowboys save $8 million by taking him off their books.

But Bryant told Fisher that money won’t be his top concern when he was asked about making “market value.”

“It won’t be about the money,” Bryant said.