Odell Beckham Jr: New York Giants wide receiver joins Cleveland Browns
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Odell Beckham Jr has joined the Cleveland Browns in a surprise trade deal from the New York Giants.
The 26-year-old wide receiver has only ever played for the Giants, joining in 2014 and signing a five-year $95m (£72.5m) contract extension last year.
In return, the Giants get a first- and third-round pick in the 2019 NFL draft and Browns safety Jabrill Peppers.
The Browns won just seven of their 16 games last season having gone winless through the whole of the 2017 campaign,
But the deal for Beckham Jr has seen them emerge as one of the championship contenders in the coming season.
Beckham Jr, famous for his trademark one-handed catches, was rated the third best wide receiver in 2018 with 77 receptions for 1,052 yards and six touchdowns.
"I'm extremely excited about the opportunity to be a part of this organisation and the direction they are headed," Beckham Jr said.
"Browns fans deserve a winning football team. This is a fresh start for me and it's going to be great to join Baker [Mayfield, quarterback] and Jarvis [Landry, wide receiver] on this team."

"Rarely do you get chance to acquire a player of this magnitude," Browns general manager John Dorsey said.
"It's a reflection of the direction the organisation is headed.
"My hat's off to a lot of people in this organisation because we spent countless hours, weeks... We can go all the way back to December when we began the planning phases of these types of acquisitions.
"It shows you that ownership is committed to winning."
The annual player draft starts on Friday, 26 April.
League rules prohibited teams from announcing trades until 20:00 GMT on Wednesday but an official NFL Twitter posting showed a picture of Beckham Jr in a Cleveland shirt with the message: "Coming soon in Cleveland..."
The Browns confirmed the news on Wednesday evening after the deadline, adding "We got him. Welcome to Cleveland".
Beckham Jr has scored 44 touchdowns in 59 NFL appearances.

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So what topics are they allowed to report on, that "all British people care passionately about?" Not the Premier, obviously, as millions of British people don't care about it. Not politics either. Maybe food would be okay? Oh wait you said "British people" so no food then either.
Maybe don't read articles you personally aren't interested in?
Beckham Jr is a star of the sport however there are numerous trades that have not been covered in free agency.
Giants in serious trouble now but on the flip side Browns should expect the playoffs.
Maybe do a little research first? He’s one of the biggest names in the game (and nothing to do with his namesake) and the news of his trade is huge news considering he only just signed a contract extension with the Giants a few months back.
Just watch the video, he is singled out for coverage for his outstanding talent; nothing to do with his name. Like it or not, American football is hugely popular in the UK ( 4 sell out NFL games a year) and across the world.
Licence fee? That's for TV not online news stories. Not very clever are you.
Rubbishing things you know nothing about is not a wise decision
Beckham is the big "I am". He has no team qualities. He will tear the team apart. Why would the Giants want rid so badly? We should have kept Peppers & our draft picks. Bad trade for me.
Great coverage on BBC ! done a great job with NFL - Andy
Draft and trades. ?? They must have a plan
Mara family don’t like petulant stars. Watch this space
Some rubbish on here about messi or someone playing football. Pffff I’ve no interest in that. More nfl please aunty.