Odell Beckham Jr. was not with the Giants for Tuesday's OTAs, but he seems to be closer than ever to rejoining the team on the field.
"Pretty close," coach Pat Shurmur said when asked about Beckham's progress rehabbing from ankle surgery last season and his proximity to being cleared.
Shurmur did not seem too concerned about Beckham's absence from the voluntary workout. Beckham has been with the team for many of the offseason training events, and last week was able to participate in some individual drills with the wide receivers. He made sure to clarify that Beckham's absence Tuesday was not linked to his injury or a possible setback.
"My experience with Odell has been that he wants to play football and he has been looking forward to getting out here," Shurmur said. "He isn't quite finished with his rehab yet, so he can't do everything totally."
The question does remain how Beckham will treat the mandatory parts of the season, in particular training camp and the preseason games, if he does not have a long-term contract.
"We'll cross that bridge when we get there," Shurmur said.
