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Odell Beckham Jr. sweepstakes update: Cowboys, Giants, Bills in play

Updated Nov. 30, 2022 9:01 p.m. ET

The Odell Beckham Jr. sweepstakes appears to be entering its final stages.

Beckham, who reportedly has been fully cleared from his ACL injury, will officially commence his free-agency tour this week. It begins Thursday with a trip to the team that drafted him nearly a decade ago: the New York Giants. On Friday, Beckham is slated to meet with the Buffalo Bills. He'll then visit the Dallas Cowboys on Monday.

His connection with each contender greatly differs.

OBJ played the first five seasons of his career in New York, earning three Pro Bowl nods and emerging into one of the NFL's top receivers amid three consecutive 90-catch campaigns.

At 7-4, the 2022 Giants have been one of the league's best stories but have struggled at the receiver position. Sterling Shepard and Wan'Dale Robinson each suffered season-ending ACL injuries, Kadarius Toney was recently traded to the Chiefs, and Kenny Golladay, who signed a hefty free-agent deal in 2021, has underwhelmed.

Beckham's next visit involves a different sort of potential reunion. The 8-3 Bills have been linked to Beckham for a while now, with former Los Angeles Rams teammate Von Miller openly recruiting him. Miller expressed confidence on his podcast Tuesday that Buffalo will be able to land the star wideout.

The 8-3 Cowboys, of course, have openly flirted with Beckham for weeks — and he hasn't been shy about reciprocating. Dallas doesn't have the problems the Giants do at receiver, though they have lacked consistency at the position outside CeeDee Lamb.

ESPN reported this past Sunday that Dallas is the front-runner to sign Beckham. Meanwhile, OBJ liked a tweet the same morning advocating that he sign with the Cowboys.

Beckham split the 2021 season with two teams, beginning with the Cleveland Browns. Following a midseason release, he played a key role in the Rams winning Super Bowl LVI. OBJ had five receiving touchdowns in eight regular-season games before catching 21 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns over four playoff games. One of those scores came in the Super Bowl, which Beckham departed early after tearing the ACL in his left knee for the second straight season.