Subscribe
Follow Us
The newest addition to the Los Angeles Rams—Odell Beckham Jr.—had his fair share of suitors lined up when he was made available in Week 10 of the NFL season. The Pro Bowl wide receiver recently signed a one-year, $4.25 million deal with the Rams, yet Beckham Jr. actually received the strongest offer from a little bit up north in Seattle. If reports are to be believed, the Seattle Seahawks were willing to go bigger than the rest for Beckham Jr.'s services, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler:
Some background on Odell Beckham free agency last week: Seattle actually made the strongest offer over the first few days. Rams stepped in w/ heavy incentives because they wanted the player, but they also had to ensure no other NFC West team got him. Arizona also inquired.
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) November 20, 2021
What does “strongest” mean exactly? Well, no one can be sure just what the Seahawks put on the table, but what is known is that the Rams stacked their offer with significant incentives, which may have ultimately swayed Beckham Jr.'s move to L.A. Other teams who threw their hats into the ring were the Arizona Cardinals and the New Orleans Saints, and according to Cameron DaSilva of Yahoo! Sports:
“Sean Payton said this week that the Saints were ‘close' to signing Beckham and bringing him back to Louisiana where he was born and raised. However, Payton got the sense that Beckham wanted to go to L.A. from the start.”
Yet nothing sounds quite as tantalizing as the dynamic duo of DK Metcalf and OBJ that would have been formed in Seattle if Beckham Jr. decided to commit to the Seahawks—nothing but a “what if” scenario for the Seahawks faithful now.
