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New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart has a new target in wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who is very familiar to Giants fans.
A former No. 12 pick in 2014, Beckham became a star with the Giants from 2014 to 2018 before his career turned journeyman. He has three Pro Bowl appearances, two second-team All-Pro honors and a Super Bowl ring in addition to nearly 8,000 yards and 60 touchdowns in his career.
Beckham's return to New York carries vastly different expectations than his early career, as he hasn't reached 1,000 yards in a season since 2019 with the Cleveland Browns. That said, Dart praised Beckham when asked at training camp on Wednesday.
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"I've loved having him here so far. He's just a great guy," Dart told reporters. "He's a great leader. He's had the ultimate experience of the highs and the lows, and I think that the more that you're able to communicate with him, get perspectives from him, with him also being, obviously, a really good player, is huge for our team."
Beckham hasn't played any NFL snaps since 2024 with the Miami Dolphins, where he had nine catches for 55 yards in nine games. The Giants have Beckham as third string at the moment on the depth chart.
"I think the big thing is you never know how somebody's going to respond from having that time off coming back," Dart said. "I think that his ability to pour into his teammates — and you would think a lot of times when there's a big comeback that it's about the individual himself, but he's really just about the teammates, the guys around him."
Beckham most likely won't make a repeat of his famed one-handed grab against the Dallas Cowboys this year. However, it looks promising that Beckham's presence will impact the Giants on the field in the ways the team's front office would hope by bringing back an old star in the twilight of his career.
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