On Sunday the Baltimore Ravens agreed to phrases with broad receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to a one-year deal. The transfer considerably improves the receiver’s room heading into the 2023, and may make Baltimore’s offense a lot scarier to face.
Throughout Beckham’s introductory press convention, common supervisor Eric DeCosta opened up about how he recruited the star to Baltimore and the way the method took form. The final supervisor talked about how Beckham’s recruitment spanned again to October, and the way he was thrilled to lastly get him within the constructing.
“Properly to start with all people, thanks for popping out in the present day. It is thrilling for us and a fantastic alternative for us to announce Odell Beckham as our newest addition to the workforce. Welcome to his stunning household. We had the possibility to spend a while with them final night time. His son – who I already wish to characterize in about 20 years – as a result of he will be a heck of an athlete. It was actually a whirlwind for us; this has been one thing that is been actually percolating over the previous yr. We have had conversations with Odell’s agent, Zeke [Sandhu], who’s right here in the present day. This has been one thing that we have been centered on actually going again to final October; we have had conversations to attempt to probably, doubtlessly get one thing labored out. It is a fantastic feeling for us. We had an opportunity to attend Odell’s exercise final month in Arizona. We additionally had the possibility to spend a while with him in Arizona throughout the [NFL] proprietor’s conferences a number of weeks in the past. [It was a] nice conferences. We went into it realizing we had been the underdogs, and typically it is a fantastic story; typically the underdog wins. We’re thrilled to have him right here in the present day, and we’re thrilled for what this implies for our soccer workforce.”
The following order of enterprise for Baltimore is to get quarterback Lamar Jackson signed to a long-term deal. The entrance workplace made positive to improve the workforce’s most necessary place of want in hopes of constructing Jackson pleased and to ensure that he may be as profitable as he may be behind the middle.
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