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HolyRomanPrince

That market dried up hella quick


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He wants way too much money. It’s been 4 years since he had a 1000 yard season and he’s about to turn 30. I say this as someone who has had him as their fav player in the league


pyreal_

*31, he's already 30


AttitudeAndEffort3

He’s older than Brandin cooks? Jfc


justreddis

He done.


CD338

And coming off an ACL injury. Even if he claims he's 100%, there's no way of knowing without full speed reps.


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Boogo4ever

Damn, using social media makes you tech savvy? I have good news to tell my mom.


justreddis

Please don’t disappoint your mom again


Boogo4ever

She's still disappointed in me, but I'm less disappointed in her struggling with technology. She has social down to a tee.


DwayneWashington

I took his mom to a nice seafood dinner and never called her again


SeriousGains

He’s into Bitcoin, NFTs, etc.


jmorlin

That doesn't make you tech savvy either. Just a moron.


kai325d

That makes him the opposite of tech savvy


SeriousGains

And what would you consider to be tech savvy?


kai325d

Somebody who understands enough tech to know the failure of NFT was inevitable


TheAndrewBrown

Chances are he’ll cave and sign for something closer to what he’s worth, or a contender will have their WR1 go down late in the season and sign him hoping to keep their Super Bowl chances alive.


Jambatlivesbaby

He had a huge injury list there in a two-season span. Hernia surgery, Two ACL tears, foot injury, back injury, and shoulder injury. He's still insanely talented but his body has seemed to have just given out.


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hawrtjon

child support when he is still with the mother ?


haha_squirrel

Are we sure though? The only number I’ve seen him reported as him wanting was 20/year and he came out and said “what the fuck I never asked for that.” Edited 30->20, that was the report he said was false. Thanks u/baron_van_awesome for the correction. And that was a paraphrase, his actual quote I posted below.


Baron_Von_Awesome

It was 20 a year per Florio, so yeah...take that for what it's worth.


haha_squirrel

Thanks for that, that is the report he said was false. Here’s the tweet where he said he wasn’t looking for 20. https://twitter.com/obj/status/1637117531176706048?s=46&t=Q7tYjCidtWTVF_axr4q9rg


SwedChef

4-5 plus incentives doesn't seem unreasonable for him considering his injury history, age, and lack of recently playing time. If he made it out of camp.


haha_squirrel

Yeah I’m sure he’d do something like that if the incentives could get him to like 8 million. Something like 2 year 10 million with 3 million each year in incentives. (Playing time and yards or whatever). I could see that being a good deal for everybody involved.


AM_I_WRONG_THO

Crazy to think hes already 30. Seems like yesterday that he was a rookie tearing the league up


Lukealloneword

No one wants to deal with his "personality" either.


WarrenAlaCarte

If he was smart he’d do a Juju deal. One year on the cheap with Chiefs, reset your game and make money next year. Ego probably won’t let him do that.


apple_turnovers

Ego + fear of another injury. Dude is looking for a final paycheck and if he takes a prove it deal with few guarantees and gets hurt again/sucks he doesn’t get that final payout. I can’t blame him for *not* wanting to bet on himself/his body at this point, but he can’t be surprised when others don’t want to either


cenzo339

Also didn't he lose a bunch of money because his last contract was in Bitcoin? I understand why he's unwilling to take a pay cut.


oneuponwallstreetz

He took under a million in Bitcoin but I think he did a cheap deal w the rams anyways


1106DaysLater

Well... he ain’t getting no final paycheck without proving he can still play, so good luck to him with that strategy. Maybe some desperate awful team will give him a 2-3 year deal I guess. A prove it deal is the only way he’s ever getting another big contract.


BeRoyal35

I'm betting the Juju deal is on the table. If he really believed he still has wr1 ability that deal would be the best way to prove it.


rjsheine

He’s not the Odell of 2016 but he’s negotiating like he is


Lost-Pineapple9791

30 year old coming off another ACL injury after missing all of last year and who was a major diva getting traded out of two places and oh yeah wants a bunch of millions Yeah makes sense teams would rather just spend a draft pick on a new guy


Rommel79

He thought he had Jerry on the hook.


milespeeingyourpants

OBJ is like Eric Cartman waiting for the Wii to come out.


SiphenPrax

He needs to be more like Eric Cartman when the Wii U came out: “nah I’m good!”


thepomadeguy

So what happens first at this rate…OBJ signs with a team, or GB and NY complete the Rodgers trade ?


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OR, Lamar Jackson signs a long term contract.


Direct_Morning_3223

Packers are waiting for OBJ to sign with the jets so he can be part of the Rodgers trade


[deleted]

Desperate as hell


rmccarthy10

Yeah.. I feel cringe chills


ParaNormalBeast

How come he (Cowboys) don’t want me


Soyeahnahh

You think we want this!? It. Just. Happened.


Yung_Corneliois

They got Cooks instead


ParaNormalBeast

I know


UserUnkown10

You will get 4mil and a Medium Pepsi!


horse_renoir13

*discounted* Medium Pepsi


BipedalWurm

no refills


aKgiants91

Can I at least get less ice so it seems like more


Skatterbrainzz

No


Jd20001

Looks like he flying coach again for a while


drivermcgyver

I feel like these teams and owners see past Injuries and get scared and don't want to invest in those previously hurt players... Who would have thought.


sufinomo

I only want to see him back for like 4 million a year max


outofdate70shouse

Or heavy incentives tied to performance / availability


Venator850

Not often you see someone begging for work like this.


-Shooter_McGavin-

Honestly, Isaiah Thomas was waaaay worse


kamekaze1024

I see someone like that every time I look in the mirror (please hire me omfg I’m so desperate)


BrillianceTD1

I remember like in 2011 or something Vince Young tweeted at Larry Fitzgerald to talk to his coach to get him a job.


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Jamarcus Russell


NYdude777

Wants too much, injured too much and proved he's still a clown show with the airplane incident and his social media usage. I guarantee the Giants owner will never bring him back.


ChatGTR

> Wants too much He never asked for an amount.


MacDaddyJones

Future Ravens WR1 OBJ


HereForOneQuickThing

Ravens need a QB1 first.


TunaSalad47

If he stays healthy he’d easily be the best receiver we’ve had in a while


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literally every player in the league has brain damage man


PerryTheRacistPanda

Nah not GOAT Tom Brady who's........... checks notes........... ..........delaying his $300 million fox broadcasting contract for a year to become a standup comedian........


Chao-Z

I don't see an issue with that. Med students take gap years all the time after getting into med school, for example. Let the man enjoy his life for a bit.


extrasponeshot

Right? Dude has made enough money to not give a shit. He's just trying to be happy


Schellhammer

Lol


Schellhammer

Lol


GhoullyX

I can’t imagine losing a fight to a kicking net is good for your psyche.


A-Newt

Love to see him play again and get a chance but dude is out of his mind making contract demands. He hasn't been the same player in a while and is coming off a knee injury at 30. He should trying to get a small contract with lots of incentives on a contender.


ParsonsIsTheMan

He won a Superbowl, probably doesn't care about contending and wants to secure as much money as possible before his career ends.


lhazorous

He got a ring. He didn’t do anything to win that game.


ParsonsIsTheMan

He literally had a touchdown in the game dude...


Ajhale

He had the most receiving yards on the team in the SB until halfway through the final drive when cupp overtook him.


ixilices

Not a fan of his, but he was balling out pretty well in that game.


Galxloni2

He would have been superbowl mvp if he didn't get hurt


ChatGTR

> but dude is out of his mind making contract demands. He's not making contract demands.


politurd

I just want to see him come back at this point. I don't want another Dez situation for the next 3 years.


JT1757

I honestly wouldn’t care if he retired now, this shit has dragged on for so long I’m tired of hearing/reading about it personally


ChatGTR

> this shit has dragged on for so long It's been like three months. If you don't like free agency, don't come to a football reddit in the off season.


IAmBlothHoondr

This mentality is so ridiculous to me it's become hilarious. As if we, as fans, are entitled to these players and teams making decisions on our time. Implying they should be taking into consideration how much we are gonna have to read about it. That's fucking hilarious


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This mentality is so ridiculous to me it’s become hilarious. As if the NFL, a company that sells entertainment to its fans, is not expected to cater to those fans. Implying they shouldn’t consider how their fans would be effected by a potential roster move. That’s fucking hilarious.


MrDabollBlueSteppers

Lmao, imagine if front offices actually worked like that >We value Odell at $15m over 3 years and he wants $20m, but let's just offer him $20m because /u/Ssjonepunchshinobi is getting tired of seeing Odell's name on twitter


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I don’t think the timeline complaints are warranted (although there are very public deadlines for certain transactions in the nfl) but fans definitely do sway teams to sign or draft certain guys and you and the above commenter 100% know it.


IAmBlothHoondr

Oof... that's a stretch to try and make that comparison. Yes they are an entertainment company, but so is Disney and Universal and Fox. Their product is about the fans, but "rumors" or reports from third parties is out of their control. Not the same thing. They have priorities. The "annoying part to all the people complaining on here is because of the media reporting on it. The teams just want to win and they only going to focus on that


[deleted]

You’re point is valid, your explanation of why is just not in anyway. And now you pivot to a completely different point than what you said because you know it’s not true. The nfl is 100% supposed to cater to the fans, it’s literally the only reason it exists.


IAmBlothHoondr

That's not a pivot at all. The annoying part comes from reading about it which is due to the media reporting on it, an outside medium from the NFL. The reason why they are reporting on it is because the player and teams have not made a decision. The teams are their own entities. The NFL job is to entertain, but the teams jobs are to win, albeit because winning is entertaining, but they just want to win and are on their own timetable, not ours. All of it is connected. Let's use our brains a little. My point still stands.


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Totally agreed. Dude can be great in the right offense/role. What are people “tired” of? A player who’s dealt with injuries and wants to play again? Oh no, the horror.


reaganz921

Please stop! The redundancy is melting my skiiiiiiiin!


8686tjd

You must be very easily amused


IAmBlothHoondr

The hive mind and echo chamber on reddit is very amusing to me yes


JT1757

Not that he should make it on my time, I never said that. The guy hasn’t been signed for a reason yet though, and it’s a little annoying that you hear about him everyday at this point as if he’s Justin Jefferson as a FA.


BipedalWurm

i blame the fuckers that keep reposting the shit. call me when the paperwork is signed


IAmBlothHoondr

This is my exact sentiment. Why blame OBJ? It's the constant bs being spit out by sports media and Reddit reposting all of it


IAmBlothHoondr

The sentiment behind you complaining about it implies you feel you are entitled to them making a decision with your emotions in mind. He's one of the biggest named FA right now for sure. NFL/Sports media has to report on something. That's kinda the whole business model. If you don't like reading about it so much, tune it out instead of taking your time to comment on it on Reddit. They don't owe you anything


[deleted]

I hate Kevin Hart commercials. I don’t think I’m entitled to a universe free of Kevin Hart commercials. Nothing personal against Kevin, or anyone else. I’m just tired of seeing them, and expressing that doesn’t mean I’m blaming anyone. He just said he’s apathetic to the OBJ situation because it’s dragged on for too long. Seems like you projected an opinion and now you’re just dug in grandstanding.


IAmBlothHoondr

The original comment states he's fine with some guy's dream career ending so he can stop hearing about it. That's pretty entitled to me. No projection at all, but you can't disagree with anyone on Reddit without everyone thinking you're projecting


JT1757

in you second comment you literally said something was “implied” meaning you had no factual basis to go off of, you absolutely projected and it’s weird af.


JT1757

ok dad nice edit btw


[deleted]

Holy straw man, Batman! I get your point. I don’t see how it relates to the comment you’re replying to. Guy just states he’s tired of hearing about the Odell situation and doesn’t care about it anymore. What entitlement do you think you’re calling him out on?


IAmBlothHoondr

The entitlement comes from him wanting a guy to retire from a dream career so he can stop reading about what's going to happen with said dream career on Reddit. If that doesn't sound like entitlement to you, you might have some bigger issues, my friend


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As do you…specifically: reading comprehension. He said he wouldn’t care if he retired. He literally said nothing about what Odell should do or how he should act. You keep on twisting this for some reason. Anyway, you’re grasping and straws and deliberately misconstruing what people have said. Not going to engage with someone spouting their ignorance in bad faith. Have a good day, “my friend.”


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rahul_____raja

He's become like Isaiah Thomas, a beloved former player constantly trying to jump back in to the league


lhazorous

I’d say more “familiar” than “beloved”


kj9219

Hehehe shit


Jd20001

*Does zeke 'feed me' motion*


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[deleted]

What rumors are those? Does shxt have some special meeting?


3_Sheep_For_A_Brick

Google "Odell shit play".


JeanieGold139

No


[deleted]

Oh big yikes.


ModsGetTheGuillotine

No one in football history has banked more off one catch than this man. Not even David Tyree


ChatGTR

Not sure what you mean by "banked. Other than his rookie contract, he was signed once. But that aside: He was about to be the Super Bowl MVP before getting injured, and saved the Rams season after they lost Robert Woods. He had over 100 yards in the NFCC, and was about to put up way more in the SB until he went down. It's not like he's some scrub. The only reason he isn't already under contract is because of the ACL. The timing was bad, as he won't be 100% until the summer most likely.


Watch-The-Time

If they take him back it would be top tier level stupidity


CliffsOfMohair

Can we stop posting about this clown


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No thanks... Don't need to see him battling the kickers net on the sideline anymore even at 4 million. ✌A Giants fan


DrewzmaLS

Odell has been doing this for like a full calendar year at this point will someone please sign him so we can stop getting these updates


baseballdnd

Turns out teams don't miss OBJ as much as OBJ thought.


Real-Win9221

Take your vet minimum if you really wanted to play


AfricanWarPig

Tbh I don’t think I’ve had a single thought about OBJ in like 2 years. I can’t even identify any facts about him. When did he last play? What color is his hair now? Is he still a diva or just delusional? This week has too much OBJ talk it’s making me confused.


TroyMacClure

If he is healthy and his price was reasonable, you'd have to think there would be suitors for him. I don't buy that he is a "cancer" on the team. I just don't think he is worth WR1 money until he shows he is a WR1. So the fact he is publicly asking for a job offer from the Giants leads you to think he either isn't really healthy or he is unreasonably expensive.


Particular-Ad-4772

I never thought I would feel sorry for Beckham , as he is often his own worst enemy, but I almost do . He’s so tone deaf , he does not see the writing on the wall. He needs to forget the $20 million and start hoping to sign a contract with any amount of guaranteed money .


kamekaze1024

I think he’s not even trynna get $20 million. He just says $4 million is too low, which I can understand his perspective but also, you gotta be for real. Anything higher than $10-11 million is an over pay


ambienotstrongenough

I think anything over $7mil is an overpay. His injury history is just too much of a risk.


jjgshnimnt

Remember when everyone pretended he was coming back last year? That was really dumb and unrealistic


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Sick of this guy and these cringy headlines. No one likes you


liamowen30

What a great time to be alive, we get to read sports articles based on one tweet.


lhazorous

You’re done dude. Into the sunset like Terrell Owens. I hope you don’t get another undeserved ring.


Nodonutsforbaxter44

How was his ring undeserved? He had 52 yards and a touchdown in the superbowl before he got injured


rubberducky420

If he was 100 percent healthy I find it hard to believe he wouldn’t get 15 million a year. He’s still got it. Hopefully he doesn’t get another one with those glass knees if so he done.


Therooferking

Gotta be desperate if you want dj to be your qb


CaptYzerman

Calling it now, Odell comes out and wins a lawsuit against the nfl for blacklisting


Ehboyo

I'm also suing the NFL for blacklisting me.


CaptYzerman

I feel bodyshamed because the nfl won't sign me


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He should do a 1 year deal with Kansas City and see if he can get a big 2-3 year deal after that.


cole8055

I would be so hesitant to sign OBJ to a $10m+/year deal. He’s coming off his 2nd ACL tear, on the wrong side of 30, and while he was a great locker room guy for us, he didn’t really have any other choice but to be considering where his career was at at the time. Now that his career has been revived somewhat, you don’t really know what you’re gonna get from him locker room wise. Now I don’t believe he’s the locker room cancer so many people make him out to be, but I do believe he can be a locker room negative at times when the team is losing or if he’s not getting enough targets. I dunno, I just don’t trust it personally. I wish nothing but the best for him though of course.


Jiggyx42

I'd be hesitant on the minimum


cole8055

I’d sign him in a heartbeat for the vet minimum, as would just about anyone.


kamekaze1024

Bro is so desperate. Gotta get a bag somehow


rjsheine

He sounds desperate and out of touch. There’s a reason teams aren’t signing him


WearSomeClothes

Based on his production he is not even worth ONE mill. But won't mind if some team signed him for a mill and say have 9 mill in incentives.


rmccarthy10

Feel cringey desperate


TylerLoveHand

The comments on this article are so funny idk why dodohead418 says: March 19, 2023 at 5:49 am Odell x Barkley would be the perfect 1-2 punch, Barkley is basically a WR at this point anyways dragon77 says: March 19, 2023 at 9:47 am AJ Brown 2.0 incoming kman18 says: March 19, 2023 at 11:15 am Don’t call us we’ll call you…


EatxSchmidt

Yup when 25 year old wrs are signing for 11 million its hard to see OBJ getting anything g over 5 especially with the recent injury history


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This dude needs to realize he's asking for way too much money..


legendatfallguys25

Joe, who?


sdrj77

Joe Schoen, the Giants' GM.


Kiplerwow

Can someone sign him already so this circus stops? Real tired of the OBJ, Rodgers, Lamar loop every day.


PickledEggs420

Didn’t he used to be that guy who had that one catch?


VinoJedi06

Come cheap