We’ll find out on Tuesday which team, if any, claims Odell Beckham Jr. off waivers after the Browns decided to move on from the former Pro Bowl wide receiver.
Whether the Patriots should try to add Beckham has been a source of much debate over the last few days. On Monday’s Greg Hill Show, producer Ken Laird made the case that the Patriots should claim him if for no other reason than to prevent the Bills or another AFC contender from getting him.
Making his weekly appearance on the show, CBS analyst and WFAN host Boomer Esiason shot down that idea and said the Patriots shouldn’t care where Beckham ends up. In Esiason’s opinion, Beckham is going to hurt any team more than he’ll help.
“I don’t care if the Bills do or not,” Esiason said. “Good, take him. He’s just going to ruin your team. I mean, look at what happened with Cleveland yesterday. His replacement is DPJ -- Donovan Peoples-Jones -- Baker Mayfield hit him right down the middle of the field for a 60-yard touchdown against the Bengals. That team hasn’t looked that relieved and that good in the last four, five weeks. It’s something when you show up every day and you have to worry about whether one particular person is happy with his touches, with his targets, and all this other crap that he did here in New York. I say good riddance. Cleveland is better without him.”
Esiason added that it’s possible Beckham could click with a strong, veteran quarterback who could keep him in line, but that he would be worried about how Beckham would work with a rookie like Mac Jones. Listen to the full interview below, with the Beckham discussion beginning around 2:45:
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