The Cleveland Browns and Odell Beckham Jr. look like they\u2019re engaged in a marriage that is not set to last. Beckham Jr. has not been the impact player that the Browns thought they\u2019d be getting when they traded for him in the offseason and recent reports suggest that Beckham Jr. is unhappy in Cleveland and wants. BetOnline has posted a prop on Beckham Jr.\u2019s 2020 Cleveland Browns odds but will he back with the team or will he be gone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case for Beckham Jr. to be back has to do with the fact that he has a contract with the Browns and the team has plenty of leverage. If they don\u2019t want to trade him, they don\u2019t have to \u2013 even if he demands it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Logically, though, it doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense for the Browns to trade him at this point. Beckham Jr. has had a terrible season with just two 100-yard games and two touchdowns. His seven-week drought without a 100-yard receiving game is the longest in his career. The Browns could move on from him but they\u2019re not going to get the bounty that they had to give up for him just a year ago. Do they really want to sell for 50 cents on the dollar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The other factor here is that head coach Freddie Kitchens is likely to be fired at the end of the season. If that\u2019s the case, that likely wipes the slate clean for this team and offense, and at that point, Beckham Jr. probably gives this team another shot. A new head coach will work with Beckham Jr. and Baker Mayfield to get them on the same page and at that point, it probably hits the reset button on this whole situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If the Browns go down that route, Beckham Jr. is quite likely to give this situation another try and stick with the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case for him to be elsewhere \u2013 via trade or any other fashion \u2013 is quite simple: he doesn\u2019t want to be in Cleveland. A lot of people might say that the Browns have all of the leverage and that OBJ is under contract, but remember that the New York Giants had this type of leverage too and decided to move on from him. Beckham Jr.\u2019s behavior here is the key to what happens; not what the Browns want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do the Browns want to trade him at a low point? Of course not. At the same time, if Beckham Jr. goes from privately whispering that he wants out of Cleveland to publicly stating it, the situation changes drastically. He could threaten not to show up for offseason work and then training camp, and then holdout into the season too. The Browns are trying to turn their franchise around, so the last thing they\u2019d want is to have a massive distraction on their hands. He would also take up a chunk of the salary cap space and the Browns could use that money more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And let\u2019s face it: the Browns are not a good team with Beckham Jr. right now. He hasn\u2019t had a major impact on the season as he\u2019s on pace for just 1038 yards. Maybe the team won\u2019t be much worse off without him? When you consider those factors, that\u2019s the path for Beckham Jr. to get his wish and find himself on another team next season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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