Three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.’s time with the Miami Dolphins has come to an end.
While the Dolphins have dealt with significant offensive struggles amid quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s early-season concussion, Beckham didn’t take off when Tagovailoa returned on Oct. 27.
Most of Beckham’s catches and yards came in Tagovailoa’s first few games back. Beckham has been quiet since Nov. 24 amid just two catches for 10 yards.
Once one of the league’s most dynamic receivers, Beckham has become a journeyman in recent years. He played with four different teams since 2020, and Beckham hasn’t finished with more than 565 yards or five touchdowns in any of those seasons. It’s also not his first time getting waived or released.
The Cleveland Browns released him in November 2021, and he landed with the Los Angeles Rams where he won a Super Bowl that season. Beckham had nine receptions for 113 yards in the NFC Championship Game, and he caught a 17-yard touchdown in the Super Bowl before a knee injury ended his time in the Big Game.
Beckham sat out the 2022 season as he recovered from his injury, and he remained unsigned as the Rams didn’t bring him back. He signed a one-year, $15 million deal with the Ravens in April 2023, and he had a productive regular season but went quiet in the playoffs with just four receptions for 34 yards in two games.
Baltimore released him in March, and Miami took a chance on him in May with a one-year, $3 million deal. Beckham started off physically unable to perform due to offseason surgery, and he didn’t play until Oct. 6 against the New England Patriots. It took until his fourth game back to make a catch amid only 33 snaps in his first three games.
Miami only needed Beckham to be an effective third receiver behind Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle. The Dolphins can now turn their attention to rookie Malik Washington. A sixth-round pick, Washington has 10 catches for 54 yards this season.
Beckham may be able to find a new opportunity with a different playoff contender either in waivers or after he clears waivers on Dec. 16. Numerous teams in the playoff hunt might need an additional receiver amid injuries.
A former first-round pick, Beckham became one of the most electrifying receivers in the NFL during the 2014 season after a stellar collegiate career at LSU. Beckham had four 1,000-yard seasons with the New York Giants between 2014 and 2018 followed by a 1,035-yard season with the Browns in 2019.
He has 575 receptions for 7,987 yards and 59 touchdowns in his career.
