Cowboys owner Jerry Jones updates status on potentially signing Odell Beckham Jr, health concern
The Dallas Cowboys have unashamedly shared their interest in free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.. Everyone from Jerry Jones to the team’s coaches and down to the players has been discussing OBJ for a few weeks now. Now, after their Thanksgiving day victory over the Giants, Jones went as far as to share he spoke with Beckham Jr. today.
Per Clarence Hill Jr. at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Jones shared that he and Beckham Jr. talked at some point today and that a visit is in the works for him to come to Dallas.
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Jones did not clarify what the conversation was about beyond just sharing that they’d spoken. Per Ed Werder at ESPN, though, Jones did say that the team is still unsure whether or not OBJ would be healthy enough to play this year, which is why conversations and visits like this will be crucial to his potential acquisation.
It was reported earlier today by Josina Anderson that Beckham Jr. will be taking visits to Dallas as well as the Giants and Bills in the near future. However, the smoke has been circling around the Cowboys for some time now. While talks are continuing with other teams, with Kansas City and Baltimore trying to join the race, Jones had no problem sharing his franchise’s intent about adding the former Pro Bowl wideout.
Ezekiel Elliott makes definitive pitch for Odell Beckham Jr after Thanksgiving win
After the game, Around the NFL‘s Jeremy Bergman shared what Elliott told NFL Network’s Jane Slater in regard to Beckham.
“Ezekiel Elliott to [Jane Slater] on his message to Odell Beckham: ‘Hey, OBJ, man: We want you in Dallas. You know, all the stars shine brighter in Dallas. So I mean, look, we’ve got to do what we’ve got to do to get him. Hey, we need OBJ.’”
Elliott isn’t the only Dallas star calling for Beckham to join the team. Players like Micah Parsons, DeMarcus Lawrence, and quarterback Dak Prescott are all pressuring both sides to find an agreement. Prescott claimed on Tuesday of this week that their dominant performance against the Minnesota Vikings last week was a powerful recruiting effort by itself.
“When we’re playing like [how we did in Minnesota] and you’re able to add a talent like Odell, that can be special,” said Prescott. “That just creates more weapons for not only me, but for the offense [as a whole] and for the play-caller. It’s more things for the defense to worry about.
“We’re getting him in [for a visit] and hopefully things are going great in the recruiting process.”