Beckham Makes Bank

He wanted it, now he's got it. Odell Beckham Jr. got exactly what he wanted out of the New York Giants. For the longest time, Beckham wanted to become the highest paid wide receiver in all of football. Now, he's got it. Beckham signed a five year extension worth $95 million, of which $65 million is guaranteed.

Beckham is the last of the loaded 2014 wide receiver draft class to get a new deal. Mike Evans (Bucs) Brandin Cooks (new deal with Rams), Jarvis Landry (new deal with Browns), Davante Adams (packers), Sammy Watkins (new deal with Chiefs) and Allen Robinson (new deal with Bears) have all gotten extensions or new deals before Beckham signed. Beckham was the 12th overall pick and 3rd receiver taken in the draft that season (behind Mike Evans who went 7th and Sammy Watkins who went 4th) and has put up good numbers in his career. He's been to three pro bowls, he's a two time second team all pro and won AP Offensive Rookie of The Year in 2014. During his brief career, he's caught 313 passes, 38 of which went for touchdowns, for 4,424 yards.

So far, Odell has his names quite a bit in the record books, holding at least 20 NFL marks to this point in his career. Some of those marks include most receiving yards in first two NFL seasons (2,744), most receptions in first 15 games of career (110), fastest to reach 4,000 career receiving yards (42 games, tied with Lance Alworth) and Fastest to reach 250 career receptions (38 games). That's just the tip of the iceberg. He's got all the talent in the world to become a major force in the game. He maybe in the top three wide outs in all of football, along with Julio Jones and Antonio Brown in my mind.

But as the saying goes: with great power comes great responsibility. Beckham has got to live up to his end of the bargain. Staying healthy and on the field is the first, and most important to me, priority. Second is his attitude. Its's been well documented his antics, so we won't get into it here. If his attitude is cleaned up and he can prove to be a leader both on and off the field, then he will be worth every single dime that the Giants are paying him. He has the abilities to be a once in a generation talent. If he can keep his attitude in check and stay on the field, he'll be just fine.

The Giants have a lot riding on his shoulders. With what he was just paid, the Giants are expecting Odell to help lead them to a championship. The window for the Giants with Eli Manning under center is closing, so Big Blue is hoping that with beckham locked up for six years and with new back Saquon Barkley behind Manning, the Giants are ready to win right now. With Beckham locked up long term, they got the cornerstone of the receiving core set in place. He's got to live up to it, which I don't think her will have any problem doing.

The Giants have their man. Beckham's got his money. Now both have to live up to the hype to make it all work together. This is going to be a fun ride.