ORLANDO, Fla. _ Odell Beckham Jr.'s behavior is wearing on John Mara.
The Giants' co-owner spoke publicly for the first time on Sunday about the latest couple of offseason conflagrations involving the star wide receiver, including a brief video on social media that showed him with a French model and what appeared to be illegal drugs.
"I'm tired of answering questions about Odell's behavior," Mara said in his first public comments about Beckham since the video surfaced a few weeks ago. "He knows what is expected of him and now it's up to him."
Beckham was filmed last week in bed with what many interpreted to be drugs.
Is it fair to say those expectations were not met in the video?
"It wasn't helpful," Mara said.
The biggest question, of course, is whether Beckham is worth any of it. Is he worth the monster contract he'll figure to land at some point _ either from the Giants or someone else _ after his rookie deal expires at the end of the upcoming season? Is he worth the headaches he causes ownership?
"I'm not going to talk about his contract," Mara said. "Contracts get done when they're supposed to get done. We'll just have to see what happens."
That sounds like a departure from Mara's stance a few months ago when he spoke about a desire to make Beckham a Giant for life.
"Not necessarily," Mara said.
General manager Dave Gettleman said at the Combine that all of Beckham's past antics _ from pretending to urinate like a dog in celebration of a touchdown early in 2017 to his suspension over launching himself at cornerback Josh Norman in 2015 _ were in the past. He said that Beckham would be given "a clean slate."
A month later, that slate is already getting marked up again.
Mara, attending the NFL's annual meetings, has not spoken with Beckham since the video surfaced, but he said that head coach Pat Shurmur has. Shurmur met with Beckham in California this week while he was scouting quarterbacks Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen in Los Angeles. "I think the two of them sat down," Mara said.
That conversation was likely not exclusive to the video. And it likely predated the report on Friday that Beckham is being sued for $15 million for his alleged role in an assault claim. Mara said he is not as concerned about that situation and will not add it to the already significant pile of Beckham issues. "I don't think it's fair to do that," Mara said. Beckham's attorneys have said the suit is frivolous and an attempt at a shakedown.
Whether or not the conversation with Shurmur, or what will certainly soon be a conversation with Mara, results in any change in Beckham's behaviors is yet to be determined. It will, however, likely play a large role in how much longer he remains with the Giants.
"Like I said, I'm just tired of answering questions about it all the time," Mara said. "He knows what's expected of him."
