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Odell Beckham Jr., a former star wide receiver for the New York Giants, expressed his surprise and disappointment after being released by the team this week despite signing a non-guaranteed contract worth $1.3 million in the offseason. Beckham took to Instagram, responding to a post criticizing Giants coach John Harbaugh's decision to cut him following zero receptions on just one target over the first three games of the season. He wrote, "I’m super smart, but I didn’t see this one my brotha," and added, "They got me!!!". Beckham had rejoined the Giants in 2023 after a year out due to injuries, but his playing time was limited as he struggled for opportunities against younger players like Malik Nabers, Darnell Mooney, and rookie Malachi Fields.
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It was nice while it lasted for Odell Beckham's fateful return to the New York Giants.
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When the club released him last week, his silence suggested he was appreciative of the opportunity and the time that the reunion lasted.
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Then Beckham took to a fan's Instagram account on Saturday and the narrative changed completely.
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Yes, welcome to 2026 when fans can post their complaints about an NFL franchise's coach, general manager and business decisions, and a disgruntled former player can join the conversation and agree.
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Beckham is apparently agreeing with the premise that the Giants used him, and paid minimally for it in return.
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Giants → agree → return
But I didn't see this one, my brotha," Beckham complained in his reply to the post.
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Beckham → see → post
"They got me!!!"
"They won on top of the money u talkin [about], I made them.
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I came in HUMBLY took vet min then EARNED my spot [and] didn’t say nothing bout no $$$ which I [know] make for everybody
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Ima tell u this ima grown man and this [sh-t] didn’t hurt me but it did when they cut me like that cause part of me is like I shoulda known better."
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Beckham signed a one-year veterans salary benefit deal with the Giants.
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Beckham → sign → Giants
That meant the team didn't have to pay him the veteran minimum and there was no guaranteed money.
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team → mean → minimum
Beckham originally played for the Giants from 2014-18 and was something of a prince in the city for a time.
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His return was seen as a warm homecoming, with Beckham saying he never wanted to leave and was happy to be back.
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he → see → homecoming
He didn't even demand his own number back.
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But the return was more interesting in the press than on the field because Beckham, 33, was active for three games but caught zero passes after being targeted just once.
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Beckham was released on Sept. 29.
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And then the sting of the release hit days later.
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"Now let me [tell] u the [real] deal truth [that] hurt my heart to the core is [coming] home and seeing my son and how happy he was with no idea of what happened and talkin' [about] my job [and] jersey number 13 broke me [the f–k] down," Beckham wrote.
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Beckham is accusing the Giants of giving him "the run along," and is upset by that because it meant he couldn't pursue opportunities on other teams through training camp, the preseason, and most of September.
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"[I don't know] why they even gave me the run along.
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I [could have] really been playing this year somewhere and making [an] impact and I mean that from a person whose humbled by God and life.
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One supposes Beckham feels better unburdening himself by making public all that's on his mind.
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That's because releasing a player is as temporary as signing him.
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The Giants could easily consider a Beckham return if circumstances, such as injuries, were to befall their receivers.
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But now Beckham has openly criticized the team and that could be a problem.
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Most teams, you see, don't want to re-sign players that have been publicly critical of them.
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