The Cleveland Browns made headlines with their acquisition of former New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. this offseason. It appears the star wideout had a feeling that he would ultimately end up in Cleveland.

There had been plenty of speculation regarding Beckham's future in New York since last offseason.

He said during an interview with Cam Wolf of GQ, that he assumed he would be traded to Cleveland last year:

The star receiver endured persistent trade rumors when he was with the Giants, and says that around December of last year he started to feel “something in my gut…I just wasn’t very happy.” Beckham says he thought he was going to be traded two years ago—and that he really believed he’d be traded to the Browns last year. “It just became not the right fit,” he says of New York.

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Rumors had been swirling about Beckham's future for quite some time. The Giants had been in the midst of some significant changes and it is clear that both sides still seemed to be at odds.

The front office attempted to dispel any notion of friction by rewarding him with a lucrative five-year, $90 million extension. However, he was ultimately traded to the Browns in March.

It is safe to say that the timing ultimately worked out for Beckham. The Browns enjoyed a bit of a resurgence in the 2018 campaign. Expectations are now higher than ever moving forward with all the talent they have brought in through the draft and free agency in recent years. He has not been shy about his plans to help build a “dynasty” in Cleveland.

It will be interesting to see if Cleveland can live up to the hype next season.