The fallout from the Odell Beckham Jr. trade continues, and a new report suggests that the Giants is going to take a $16 million hit from it.
There is also no reason for the Giants to defer the $16 million in dead money from the OBJ contract by making this a post-June 1 trade. They are expected to take the full hit this year.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) March 13, 2019
According to ESPN, there are many ways that the Giants have failed their star player, and there are few people — fans and professionals alike — that are going to let Big Blue forget it anytime soon.
Last night, as we all know, Giants general manager Dave Gettleman traded Beckham to the Cleveland Browns for the 17th overall pick in next month's draft, a third-round pick, and safety Jabrill Peppers, who played his high school ball about a dozen miles from MetLife Stadium.
Gettleman made this move not even seven months after signing Beckham to a record five-year, $95 million contract.
Odell Beckham Jr. is, without a doubt, a talented player. But the problem with the Giants' brass is, they could never figure out how to properly manage him, or gear him in such a way that he could be most beneficial for the team.
“In drafting Barkley with the second overall pick, and in signing Beckham to his record deal in August, the Giants declared their intent to surround the declining Manning with enough explosive playmakers to lift him back to contending form. They finished 5-11 with that plan. The Giants' new plan involves bringing back Manning and then trading the most physically talented player they've drafted since Lawrence Taylor, absorbing a $16 million dead-cap hit on the receiver's deal in the process.”
It remains to be seen if Odell Beckham Jr. can really do better in Cleveland, however.
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