Each time the Rams lose, it’s not just their playoff odds that decrease. Their chances of signing Odell Beckham Jr. do, too. Beckham is looking to join a contender as he nears a full recovery from an ACL tear, taking his time in picking his next team.
The Rams seemed like the favorites months ago, but that’s no longer the case. Jalen Ramsey seems to know it, too.
“We definitely want him back,” Ramsey said on “The Shop” Thursday night. “I talk to him every week.”
He was asked where he thinks Beckham will land, and Ramsey picked two NFC East teams.
“If I was a betting man, I would say he’s gonna go back to New York, or to the Cowboys. If I was a betting man right now,” he said.
Beckham is still recovering and rehabbing, but Ramsey believes he’s close to being fully healthy. He said if Beckham had to play right now, he could. But he’s wisely taking his time and not rushing back.
“If he had to. If it was needed right now, then he could go,” Ramsey said. “But he’s doing it the right way right now. He’s playing it smart, making sure he’s fully ready to go so when he do go – probably go to a contending team – he’s gonna make that impact he made for us last year.”
Beckham helped the Rams win Super Bowl LVI last season before tearing his ACL in the big game itself. In 12 games with the Rams, including the postseason, Beckham caught 48 passes for 593 yards and seven touchdowns. He scored the first touchdown of the Super Bowl, too, and looked like he was on his way to being named MVP of the game.
Beckham probably isn’t going back to the Rams, but he had a lasting impact on the franchise last season.
