Philadelphia Eagles rival report: Odell Beckham Jr to 49ers trade rumors

Could there be any truth to the Odell Beckham Jr. trade rumors? No Philadelphia Eagles fan would complain if he left the NFC East.

Here are two statements that no Philadelphia Eagles fan would disagree with. One, the hatred towards the New York Giants is real, and second, no one who backs ‘The Birds’ would throw a pity party if Odell Beckham Jr. left the NFC East.

Some reports, including this one from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, suggest the San Francisco 49ers could make a play for the highly talented and highly outspoken wide receiver’s services.

You’re probably thinking about how expensive he is, correct? As it turns out, despite the fact that he signed an extension last offseason, there is some potential for a trade.

"Beckham’s contract is very tradeable, with five years and $74 million remaining on the long-term deal signed last August. The Giants would have to absorb a $16 million cap charge (a post-June 1 trade would result in $4 million this year and $12 million in 2020), and they’d have to accept the fact that they will have paid him more than $21 million for 12 games in 2018."

Here’s more:

"But if the Giants decide it’s time to move on, it makes sense to write it off and avoid paying another $17 million in 2019. Especially if they can maximize their recovery on the trade market."

Though ‘OBJ’ has had a propensity to give the Eagles fits, it hasn’t translated into a ton of wins for the G-Men over their adversaries from the ‘City of Brotherly Love’. With another offensive playmaker now in the Giants’ backfield, Saquon Barkley, one could argue a tandem featuring both him and Beckham could give Philly fits for years to come.

If Beckham was, indeed, traded to a team in the Bay Area, Philly would only see Beckham once every three years (unless they saw him in the playoffs).

There’s just one problem. The Giants would probably screw all of this up for Eagles fans. A team that seemed to always make the right personnel decisions now seems to have forgotten how to do that, and here’s what’s worse.

They seem to have turned into the franchise that cares too much about what the outside world thinks. Why else would Eli Manning still be this team’s quarterback?

Giants GM David Gettleman, as expected, shot down the rumors of a trade when addressing the New York media recently by stating ‘We didn’t sign him to trade him’ and, after having the same question redirected, by stating ‘You heard what I said’.

With that being said, just like last season, the Beckham to the 49ers rumors probably won’t pick up any steam. The Giants have become a fear-based organization who looks too often to please the public. Unfortunately, that’s a bad trait to have in a city like New York.