The Minnesota Vikings released wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Tuesday, one day after he made his team debut, the club announced and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported.
The #Vikings released WR Odell Beckham Jr.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 10, 2026
Minnesota signed Beckham to its 53-man roster Monday from the practice squad ahead of a 23-6 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. He made his Vikings debut in that game and “only played two snaps on a night when the offense struggled to find rhythm,” the team said Tuesday in announcing that it had terminated his contract. The Vikings also released guard C.J. Hanson and tackle Corey Robinson II from the practice squad.
Beckham “will be eligible to return to the Vikings practice squad,” the team said. Shortly after the release became public, Rapoport reported that “OBJ will sign back to the practice squad.” Tom Pelissero, writing for The Ringer and Netflix Sports, said the Vikings “are re-signing” him to the practice squad, according to a source, and NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo wrote that Beckham “remains with the Vikings.” The team had not posted a separate announcement of that practice-squad signing at the time of this report.
The 34-year-old joined Minnesota’s practice squad on Oct. 7 after the Giants released him following three regular-season games in which he did not record a catch. He had sought a return to New York earlier this year after sitting out the 2025 season. In Minnesota he was reunited with coach Kevin O’Connell, who was the Los Angeles Rams’ offensive coordinator when Beckham signed there midseason in 2021 and contributed to a Super Bowl title. When he joined the Vikings, Beckham said O’Connell “was the one who reached out and kind of made this whole thing happen.”
Monday’s promotion came after Minnesota ruled out receiver Jauan Jennings because of a calf injury. Beckham, a three-time Pro Bowl selection and the No. 12 pick in the 2014 draft, was available behind Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. The stay on the 53-man roster lasted one game.
The roster move was announced Tuesday afternoon, hours after Minnesota agreed to acquire quarterback Kirk Cousins from the Las Vegas Raiders. Neither the team nor the reporters who broke the Beckham news tied the release to that trade. Whether he is signed back to the practice squad as reported, he is no longer on the Vikings’ active roster heading into Sunday’s game at Green Bay.
