NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- The Giants have reportedly traded Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns.
The Giants, in turn, will get a first-round pick, third-round pick, and the Browns safety Jabrill Peppers.
In only 59 career games, Beckham has 390 receptions, 5,476 yards, and 44 touchdowns. His 92.8 yards per game is the second highest career average in NFL history, behind only Julio Jones.
WFAN host and NFL Network reporter Kim Jones spoke with Odell Beckham Jr. about leaving the Gaints and he said it was, “bittersweet, but it is what it is. It’s life.”
The deal is conditional on both players passing physicals.With the Browns, Beckham will be reunited with receiver Jarvis Landry, a close friend and teammate at LSU. He'll also give Mayfield an elite weapon, and his arrival could vault the Browns, who went 7-8-1 last season after not winning a game in 2017, into legitimate championship contenders.Rumors of a possible deal have swirled for weeks, with several Browns players teasing a major move by Cleveland general manager John Dorsey on social media. Dorsey pulled it off, bringing a major talent to accelerate his attempt to rebuild the Browns into consistent winners. Cleveland hasn't been to the playoffs since 2002.The trade is the second major one involving a star wide receiver in four days as the Pittsburgh Steelers recently sent Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders.While Beckham is immensely talented, there is some baggage as he can be temperamental and difficult. He was suspended for one game for his on-field battles with Carolina cornerback Josh Norman. He also comes off two injury-plagued years. Before last season, he became the league's highest-paid receiver with a five-year, $90 million contract extension.He played five seasons in New York, making the Pro Bowl in his first three. He was the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2014.It's the second trade completed in the past week by the Giants and Browns. Cleveland sent guard Kevin Zeitler to New York for edge rusher Olivier Vernon, who will now play on the opposite side of Pro Bowler Myles Garrett.