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Odell Beckham Jr. has ambitions to play in the NFL in 2025. But if the free agent wide receiver signs with a franchise this year, he will have to sit on the sidelines for at least six weeks.
During a recent conversation on “The Pivot Podcast,” the three-time Pro Bowl selection revealed that he accepted a six-game suspension.
The discipline stems from his 2024 violation of the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. warms up before the NFL’s Super Bowl 56 football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, California. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Beckham, who played for the Miami Dolphins last season, maintained he did not know he had used banned substances.
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 suspension appeared on the league’s official transaction wire. The suspension means Week 12 would mark the first time Beckham could play in an NFL game.
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (3) throws the ball before the preseason game against the Washington Commanders at Hard Rock Stadium on August 17, 2024 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Sam Navarro/USA TODAY Sports)
Beckham began his career with the New York Giants. He was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2019. Beckham recently reflected on his move to Cleveland and said he didn’t want to leave New York.
“I never wanted to leave the New York Giants,” he told CBS Sports in May. “The reason you listened to me talk about what was going on was because I was p—– because, where I came from in college, if we lost a game, our season was over.
Odell Beckham Jr. attends the Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat game on November 14, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
He then won a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams after the 2021 season. He fell to the SoFi Stadium turf during a play in Super Bowl LVI and was later diagnosed with a torn ACL, causing him to miss the following season while rehabbing.
He signed with the Baltimore Ravens in 2023, before his one-year stint in Miami.
During his interview on “The Pivot Podcast,” Beckham mentioned the teams he would be interested in signing with this season: the Kansas City Chiefs, the Pittsburgh Steelers and a couple of his former teams: the Giants and the Rams.
Beckham had just nine receptions for 55 yards in 2024. He has 7,987 career receiving yards.
