Odell Beckham Jr.'s cousin is an absolute physical freak, attempting to become an NFL RB
He can bench press 225 pounds 42 times, boasts a 45-inch vertical jump, looks like he was chiseled from marble and has NFL in his DNA. But can he play football?
That's the money question, but with chart-breaking figures (the most reps ever by a running back at the NFL Combine is 32), Terron Beckham, cousin of New York Giants Pro Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., is going to get a chance.
There's a couple caveats. First, Beckham hasn't played football since high school. He's spent the past several years working as a trainer and fitness model. Second, his (first) chance will come at the National Scouting Combine on Feb. 25. That's a separate event from the televised NFL Combine -- the one where the nation's top college players from the major conferences convene meat-market style for multiple days.
But Beckham will get a real look at the National Scouting Combine from which many participating players have reached the NFL. The 5-foot-11, 230 pound running back hopeful will get more looks than the average Joe because he's a freakish physical specimen and, yes, because he's OBJ's cousin.
Pedigree will only get you so far, though. Ask Cam Newton's brother Cecil, a former practice-squad offensive lineman.
Now get a load of some of Beckham's training videos and images:
OBJ's Giants have been looking far and wide for more offensive pieces. The team just signed French wide receiver Anthony Dable who spent the past two seasons playing in Germany.
What might Beckham look like in an NFL backfield with some polish and seasoning?
"They're gonna get a workhorse," he told told CBS2’s Steve Overmyer. "Marshawn Lynch and AP transformed into one person."
