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Giants’ Beckham getting top dollar

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Odell Beckham Jr. is now the NFL's highest-paid wide receiver.

The Giants announced Monday that they signed Beckham to a five-year contract extension that will keep the three-time Pro Bowl player with the franchise for another six seasons.

“We got him until he's 108,” general manager Dave Gettleman quipped. “I never worried whether or not we would get it done. I'm pleased, because the litmus test for a contract is that neither side is ticked off before the ink can dry, and neither side should be ticked off. It's a very fair deal.”

While terms were not disclosed, the deal with the 25-year-old is worth about $95 million with $65 million guaranteed.

Beckham's $19 million average salary would top the $17 million earned by Antonio Brown of the Steelers. His $95 million deal also tops the $82.5 million deal receiver Mike Evans has with the Buccaneers.

In his first four seasons, Beckham has caught 313 passes for 4,424 yards and 38 touchdowns.

The Jaguars will be without their top receiver for the second straight year. Marqise Lee will have season-ending knee surgery and be placed on injured reserve, coach Doug Marrone said.

Lee, who led the team in receptions in 2017, was carted off the field Saturday night after Falcons cornerback Damontae Kazee delivered a helmet-first hit to his knee.

Marrone declined to provide specifics about Lee's injury but said the

Jaguars lose Lee:

team has no plans to pursue a free-agent replacemen­t.

It's the second time in as many years the Jaguars have been dealt a setback at the position. The team lost No. 1 receiver Allen Robinson to a knee injury in last year's regular-season opener. Robinson signed with the Bears in free agency.

Lee had 56 catches for 702 yards and three touchdowns last season.

Colts quarterbac­k Andrew Luck missed Monday's practice with an injured foot.

Coach Frank Reich said Luck was hurt during Saturday's victory over the 49ers but that it was a minor injury. He said Luck would play if the Colts had a regular-season game Sunday.

Luck, who has missed 26 of the Colts' last 45 regularsea­son games with injuries, had already been ruled out for Thursday night's preseason finale at Cincinnati.

Luck hobbling:

The Steelers bolstered their return game by acquiring WR Ryan Switzer from the Raiders. They sent a fifth-round pick in the 2019 draft to the Raiders for Switzer and a sixth-round pick in 2019 . ... Cardinals coach Steve Wilks said RB D.J. Foster is out for the season with a torn ACL and MCL and DE Arthur Moats is expected to miss two to four weeks with a sprained MCL . ... Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said LB K.J. Wright may not be ready for the season opener at Denver after undergoing arthroscop­ic surgery on his knee. Carroll said Wright came out of last week's preseason game against the Vikings feeling something off in his knee and made the decision to have surgery.

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