The writing has been on the wall since Beckham’s 1-catch 6-yard performance vs. the Steelers. His father posted a video of his son being underutilized and often ignored by Baker Mayfield when he was wide open.
LeBron got in the mix with a #FREEOBJ hashtag that had the internet going nuts.
The only hold-up has been cash.
The Browns don’t want to pay Beckham the full $8 million salary he is owed. According to Yahoo Sports, Beckham wants to be a free agent so bad that he is willing to take less from the Browns to be free.
Odell Beckham Jr.’s playing days in Cleveland are over.
In a move that has been in the works since Tuesday night, a league source tells Yahoo Sports the Browns have come to an agreement to release Beckham. The source said the Browns and Beckham’s representatives were still finalizing financial details on Thursday that would ultimately result in the Browns placing Beckham on waivers.
The move is expected to be accompanied by a revised contract that reduces the team’s obligation to pay Beckham, if he’s not claimed on waivers and becomes eligible for the balance of his salary termination pay. The challenge for Beckham becomes not making the reduced salary so low that someone claims the contract on waivers.
The last part from Pro Football Talk is a MAJOR KEY.
His salary would be a problem for most playoff contenders, but Beckham might not make it through waivers if it gets reduced enough. For example, since it is reduced to $5 million if you are a team like the Packers, Raiders, hell even the Bucs, it might be worth the money even if you decide that you don’t want OBJ long term on the roster.
That is what the Browns are hoping for, so they don’t have to pay him anything. Beckham wants to clear waivers so he can go to whatever team he wants and sign a new fresh contract that will come with some guaranteed money.
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