Odell Beckham leaves the game with leg injury
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham leaves the game with an injury.
New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham decided to not hold out in July. He missed some OTAs, but came to training camp. He didn’t stay away for a new contract, like Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell attempted.
“Le’Veon is in a different situation,” Beckham said at the beginning of camp. “He’s been doing this. He’s a running back. Their career expectancy is a little shorter due to stats and all that.”
Running backs do have shorter careers, on average, but all NFL players are one hit away from everything changing. After Sunday, Beckham might regret not pushing harder for that new deal.
Beckham suffered a terrible injury against the Los Angeles Chargers when cornerback Casey Hayward landed on Beckham’s foot and it bent in a bad direction. Beckham fractured his ankle, the Giants announced. Other reports said he’ll have an MRI to see if there’s further damage. Decisions on whether he’ll have surgery haven’t been made.
The best-case scenario is that it was a break that heals quickly and cleanly. Even if we assume he’s out for the season – and let’s be clear, even if there is a medical timetable that would allow Beckham to return late this season, Beckham would be wise to not rush back this season given his contract situation for a hopeless team – then the hope is there are no recurring issues and Beckham next preseason looks like Beckham.
The problem is there’s no guarantee. Plenty of players have returned from horrific injuries and looked like nothing ever happened, but not all do. One of Beckham’s strengths is his incredible quickness and speed. He’s one of the best players in the NFL. Maybe if he loses something, he’s not quite at that level anymore. Again, hopefully that’s not the case. But it will be a concern until he plays again.
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