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Odell Beckham Jr. Has ambitions to play in the NFL in 2025. But if the free agent-wide recipient signs with a franchise this year, he will have to sit on the sidelines for at least six weeks.
During a recent sitdown on “The Pivot Podcast”, the three-time pro bowler revealed that he has accepted a six-game pension.
The discipline derives from his violation of 2024 of the NFL’s Performance Promotion Policy.
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Los Angeles Rams Brede receives Odell Beckham Jr. Heats up before the NFL Super Bowl 56 football match against Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday 13 February 2022, in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Beckham, who played for Miami Dolphin’s last season, maintained that he was not aware that he was using any forbidden drugs.
After raising questions about his positive test, Beckham said he was informed that his “testosterone levels” were “too high.”
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On Tuesday, Beckham’s six-game ban was listed on the league’s official transaction thread. The suspension means that week 12 would mark the earliest time Beckham could play in an NFL game.
Miami Dolphin’s wide receives Odell Beckham Jr. (3) Throws the football before the Forsy Season match against the Washington commanders at Hard Rock Stadium on August 17, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Sam Navarro/USA Today Sports)
Beckham started his career with New York Giants. He was traded for Cleveland Browns in 2019. Beckham recently reflected on the move to Cleveland and said he would not leave New York.
“I’ve never ever wanted to leave New York Giants,” he told CBS Sports in May. “The reason you heard me talk about what was going on was because I was p —– because, where I come from in college, if we lost a game, our season was over.
Odell Beckham Jr. Participates in Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat Game on November 14, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
He continued to win a Super Bowl with Los Angeles Rams after the 2021 season. He fell to Sofi Stadium Turf during a spectacle in the Super Bowl LVI and was later diagnosed with a torn ACL, causing him to miss the following season while rehabing.
He signed with Baltimore Ravens in 2023, before his one -year -old Stint in Miami.
During his interview about “The Pivot Podcast”, the Beckham teams mentioned he would be interested in signing with this season: Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers and a few of his former teams – Giants and Rams.
Beckham had only nine receptions in 55 yards in 2024. He has 7,987 careers receiving yards.
