ORLANDO, Fla. (WFAN) -- John Mara might be getting fed up with Odell Beckham Jr.'s antics, but the Giants co-owner said Tuesday he doesn't want to see the wide receiver get traded.
"He's not on the block,'' Mara told reporters at the NFL owners' meeting. "Is that going to stop clubs from possibly calling us? No. But he's not on the block.
"We're not looking to get rid of him. I'd like him to be a Giant."
But Mara said more than once that he cannot guarantee the three-time Pro Bowler won't be dealt. The Daily News reported Monday night that the Los Angeles Rams have already expressed their interest in Beckham.
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Mara's comments came hours after general manager Dave Gettleman sent mixed messages about Beckham's future with the team. Gettleman said "you don't quit on talent," but when given several opportunities to squash all trade speculation, he declined to do so.
Asked point blank if he wants Beckham back next season, Gettleman said, "I'm not going there." The GM also said it's his job to "eliminate internal and external distractions."
"Distraction," of course, is a word often linked to Beckham, who was recorded in a recent viral video holding what appeared to be a brown cigarette while he was in bed with a pizza and an aspiring French model who was near a plate with lines of a white substance on it. Beckham was also named last week in a $15 million lawsuit filed by a man claiming he was brutally beaten by the Giant's hired bodyguard and another man.
All of this comes as Beckham is reportedly seeking a new contract that would make him the NFL's highest-paid wide receiver, paying him possibly in the $20 million-a-year range.
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Beckham has one year remaining on his rookie contract and is due $8.46 million next season. But according to an NFL Network report Monday, Beckham doesn't plan to step on a football field until he has a new contract.
So the Giants must now decide whether to offer him a megacontract, trade him or try to force him to play out his deal.
Despite the report about a potential holdout, new Giants coach Pat Shurmur said Tuesday he expects to see his star wide receiver at offseason workouts when they begin next month.
"All reports are he will be ready to go as we get going," Shurmur told reporters. "There are steps he has to take. All indications are he will be back healthy by the time we start playing in September."
Beckham's season was cut short last year after he broke his left ankle in Week 5.
While Beckham only attended mandatory offseason activities last season, choosing to train in Los Angeles instead, Shurmur said it's especially important for him and other players to be there this season with a new coaching staff coming in.
"When you build a chemistry, you can't develop those relationships unless you are working together," Shurmur said. "That's why I think it's super important that you have a high-attendance rate at the offseason. I know there is a resistance sometimes. But the players need to be there. Especially when you are adding new players and there are new schemes. That's the best thing for them."
As for the video, on Sunday Mara said he was disappointed by it.
"I think too often he allows himself to get put in bad situations, and he needs to use a little better judgment. ... I don't know what was in that video exactly, but I'm tired of answering questions about Odell's behavior and what the latest incident is," he said.
Gettleman, however, wasn't as critical, saying he's not certain about what was in the short video.
"I'm an old man. I've got bad eyes," he said. "I see this seven-second thing flashing in front of my face. All I saw was the pizza, look at me."
Shurmur added "it's important that you get all the information" before judging Beckham on the video, but added, "We all understand that there are certain ways we need to act and certain things we don't want to be doing."
In the first three-plus seasons of his career, Beckham, the 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year, has amassed 313 receptions for 4,424 yards with 38 touchdowns.
"We always want weapons," Shurmur said. "He's been an outstanding player, especially his first three years. We want really, really good players. We want guys who are passionate about playing the game. We want guys that understand the importance of relationships, which means they want to be coached. And we want guys that understand what it is to be a good teammate."
While Beckham has not been in trouble with the law during his pro career, he has been no stranger to disciplinary issues. In 2015, he was suspended for one game after he drew three personal fouls in a heated on-field battle with cornerback Josh Norman, then of the Carolina Panthers.
He also has been fined by the NFL on numerous occasions, including after a touchdown celebration last season in which he pretended to be a dog lifting its leg. Beckham also was part of the infamous Giants yacht trip in Florida in January 2017, just days before the team played the Green Bay Packers in a wild-card playoff game.
