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Odell Beckham Spurns Jets to Sign with Ravens

 So Odell Beckham will not be joining the New York Jets after all. 

With reports late last week that Gang Green would host Beckham in Florham Park, with the hopes of wooing him once more to sign with them in order to satisfy Aaron Rodgers' wish list, Beckham called an audible after the Ravens ponied up $18 million, with $15 million guaranteed for the 2023 season. 

The choice at that point was easy for Beckham who went for the money. 


For the Jets, they dodged another bullet. 

 Ever since Gang Green became the focus of the football world with speculation and assumptions that Rodgers would be joining the Jets via trade with the Green Bay Packers, they have been linked to top free agents. 

Zeke Elliot floated the idea he would consider the Jets, Gang Green never had any desire to sign the former Cowboys running back. And the idea didn't sit well with the likes of Breece Hall and Michael Carter who slammed the rumor on social media. 

Then there was Calais Campbell, whom the Jets showed some interest in, but ultimately he took more money down in Atlanta. They were better for it. Campbell is good, but he is 36 going on 37. The Jets instead signed Quinton Jefferson who is only 30. 

Beckham would have been a colossal mistake for the Jets to sign. 

One, they didn't have the money to pay him what he wanted. Two, as talented as Beckham is, he built a reputation as a malcontent and trouble-maker. Remember his pouting on the sideline with the Giants? Remember kicker net-gate? Remember the peeing-like-a-dog incident? Remember his post-game tirade in Green Bay in the playoffs? 


 

The last thing this Jets team needs with all of the young pieces they have is to have Beckham and all of his idiosyncrasies in the clubhouse.  

Consider this a bullet dodged by the Gang Green.

They already have a good wide receiver room with Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard, and Corey Davis. They didn't need Beckham. 

The focus should be on the offensive line, which still needs a lot of fine tuning, and getting the Rodgers deal done. 

Sure this might irk the 39-year old Packers legend, but that is not Joe Douglas' problem. He has bigger fish to fry. 

Move on Jets, you won by losing out on this deal. 

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