Webb-OBJ may have big days ahead

Davis Webb could end up being Odell Beckham Jr.’s QB for a larger percentage of the wide receiver’s new long-term Giants contract than Eli Manning.

If that happens, know that Webb and Beckham already have a strong relationship and off-field rapport that could turn quickly into on-field chemistry if given the chance.

“Our relationship is really good,” Webb, 23, told the Daily News. “We hang out a bunch off the field. We’ll go out to eat … or come out here and throw a football around. We have a good relationship. We have pretty similar interests and hobbies, other than music (laughs).”

The Giants obviously have built their 2018 roster around Manning, 37, as their starting quarterback with the goal of winning now. But while Beckham’s reduced $5.5 million salary cap hit for this season helps them stomach Manning’s $22.2 million cap hit, Beckham’s hit jumps to $21 million in 2019, as first reported Monday by the Daily News.

And with Manning due to count $23.2 million against the cap in 2019, if the NFL’s salary cap hypothetically rises to around $188 million for 2019, Manning (12.34%) and Beckham (11.17%) would consume almost a full quarter of the Giants’ money (23.5%) for that season.

With All-Pro safety Landon Collins also due a big payday, the Giants would not be able to afford Manning unless he took a serious pay cut or the team trimmed serious salaries elsewhere. So unless Manning plays out of his mind this fall, releasing him after the season — which would save $17 million — and moving to Webb’s $985,000 cap for 2019 would seem the logical move.

Webb, whose rookie contract runs through 2020, in no way is looking ahead to that day. He was simply answering questions Tuesday about his relationship with Beckham.

Webb made a strong impression on Beckham last October by visiting the Giants’ star receiver and then-teammate Brandon Marshall in the hospital after both wideouts broke their ankles.

Beckham is one of many teammates who still mysteriously and affectionately refer to Webb as “Dragon,” and Webb calls Beckham either “13, O, or OBJ. Mostly, O, though,” he said. And yes, Webb’s nickname from his rookie year apparently is here to stay. “The Dragon nickname is still going,” Webb said, “but there’s more meaning behind it. You’ve got to ask the guy (Manning).”