New York Post

Mara: I’d take back OBJ

- By PAUL SCHWARTZ

PHOENIX — If it is put to a vote, John Mara will cast his ballot to bring Odell Beckham Jr. back to the Giants.

General manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll have to be on board, of course, and there are no indication­s the Giants are leaning in that direction. But, if they do, the co-owner of the team will give his blessing.

“We certainly haven’t closed that door,’’ Mara said Monday at the NFL owners’ meeting. “That’s going to be up to Joe and Dabs.

“I certainly would be in favor of that if they can make it work. That’s always the trick.’’

Beckham, 30, remains on the open market, unable to find a team to sign him to the money he wants. He recently took to social media to deny reports he is looking for $20 million a year and also stated he is worth much more than $4 million annually. Beckham is coming off a second ACL surgery and is no longer viewed as a No. 1 receiver. He sat out the entire 2022 season rehabbing from knee surgery.

So far this offseason, the Giants restocked their wide receiver room. They re-signed Isaiah Hodgins, Darius Slayton and Sterling Shepard. They have Wan’Dale Robinson returning from knee surgery. They also signed veteran Jamison Crowder, Parris Campbell and Jeff Smith. Beckham is not viewed as a pressing need.

“We’ll continue, not just Odell, players across all positions we’ll continue to look at,’’ Schoen said. “You can get creative with the cap if you need to. If there’s a player out there we think will help us we’ll always look into those if it makes sense.’’

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