THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Odell Beckham found a perfect fit with the Los Angeles Rams. He’s understandably not in a hurry to leave them following Super Bowl LVI.
After receiving his wish by being released by Cleveland and eventually signing a one-year deal with the Rams, Beckham is headed toward free agency in March. He’s completed quite a reclamation of his reputation as a playmaker, only getting stronger as the Rams moved deeper into the postseason, and he’s going to draw plenty of interest on the open market.
That is, if he gets to the open market.
The all-in Rams don’t exactly have a ton of cap space to spend lavishly in 2022, currently sitting at $13.59 million over the limit, per Over The Cap. That means whatever number Beckham will fetch elsewhere probably won’t be conducive for the Rams to keep him — but it might not be about dollars.
Beckham provided a quick response when asked Friday if he’d sacrifice financially to improve his chances of returning to the Rams in the offseason.
“Yeah, of course,” Beckham said with a chuckle and a smile. “Of course. I just really want to focus on winning this game because I feel like winning this game, everything else is gonna handle the rest. But this place, man, it feels good in my heart. It feels like a home.”
It doesn’t take long to see Beckham has changed for the better with the Rams, and it’s not just about what’s happened on the field. The often stoic, occasionally frustrated Beckham of old appears thousands of miles away, and in his place is a receiver who is happier than ever.
“Everybody has told me that,” Beckham said Friday. “Even watching me play, they’re like, ‘Great to see you win and catch passes and all that, but I see you having fun, I see that smile on your face, the joy that’s in your heart.’ That means everything to me because once you’re playing with that joy in your heart, man, only good things can happen.”
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