beyond the back page Odell Beckham Jr. getting even this far in his Giants comeback is a win By Madeline Kenney Published Aug. 31, 2026, 7:45 a.m. ET Odell Beckham Jr. celebrates during a preseason game between the Giants and Jets at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 28, 2026. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Odell Beckham Jr. could breathe a final sigh of relief Sunday evening.
When the 6 p.m. deadline for NFL teams to narrow their rosters to 53 players passed, Beckham was still a member of the New York Giants.
His pursuit of a fairy-tale comeback with the team that drafted him in 2014 is still alive — and becoming more of a reality with each passing day in the run-up to Week 1.
The Giants signed the 33-year-old Beckham, who didn’t play in the NFL last year, this spring with no guarantees he’d have a spot on the roster.
