The Minnesota Vikings and the Cleveland Browns are in discussions on sending wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Vikings according to Marc Malusis of WFAN.
So, as I reported this morning on @MandMWFAN, Source has told me that the Browns and Vikings are in discussions on a trade that would send @obj to the Vikings for a 2nd and 5th round pick next year. Trade is not done, but the deal is being discussed.
— Moose™ (@MarcMalusis) April 15, 2020
Minnesota traded wide out Stefon Diggs and a 2020 seventh-round pick to the Buffalo Bills last month. In return, the Vikings received a 2020 first-round pick, fifth-round selection, six-round pick and a 2021 fourth-round pick from Buffalo.
Also, Beckham had an offseason injury to repair a core muscle after he appeared in 16 games for the Browns last season and finished with 74 receptions for 1,035 yards and 4 touchdowns.
The 27-year-old Beckham is set to make $60 million over the next four-years on his contract.
From a salary cap standout, Minnesota would have to offset the trade with another player according to Ben Goessling of the Star Tribune.
Re: the OBJ rumors buzzing around Vikings Twitter this morning:
Vikings have $12.26 million in cap space; Beckham has a $14.25 million cap number.
For purely financial reasons, it’d take another move (like Anthony Harris) for this to even be feasible.
— Ben Goessling (@GoesslingStrib) April 15, 2020
Mary Kay Cabot and Paul Allen have both came out on Twitter and said the report is false from their sources.
Received a one-word answer from a source close to the #Vikings about the report they’re talking to the #Browns about trading for Odell Beckham Jr. for a 2nd & 5th next year: “False”
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) April 15, 2020
Just asked somebody who would know if #Vikings and Browns discussing deal for OBJ. Response was “Fake News.”
I believe the source. #Onward— Paul Allen (@PAOnTheMic) April 15, 2020
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