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What bringing in Odell Beckham Jr. and veteran receivers will cost Giants

Nypost · · 294 words · By Grace McCarron
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The Giants’ flurry of new wide receiver signings won’t cost them all that much.

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What happened

The Giants’ flurry of new wide receiver signings won’t cost them all that much.

Why it matters

Big Blue inked veterans Odell Beckham Jr., Braxton Berrios and JuJu Smith-Schuster early this week.

Common ground

The biggest story was bringing back Beckham, who won the 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year Award with the Giants and spent five seasons in New York from 2014-18.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/sports/odell-beckham-jr-new-receivers-giants-contr…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “He was suspended for six games last year for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy”
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Multiple reports confirm Beckham announced a six-game suspension for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr. (born November 5, 1992), commonly known by his initials OBJ, is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odell_Beckham_Jr.
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web search NEUTRAL — Odell Beckham Jr. is serving a six-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, the free-agent wide receiver announced Tuesday. Beckham's revelation came in an a…
https://www.aol.com/articles/free-agent-wr-odell-beckham-211…
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web search NEUTRAL — Odell Beckham Jr. accepts six-game suspension from NFL for failed PED test, still wants to play this season.Free agent Odell Beckham Jr acknowledges six-game ban after violating NFL's performance-enha…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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Claim 2: “under now-Giants offensive coordinator Matt Nagy”
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Claim 3: “Coach John Harbaugh’s team”
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Claim 4: “Gunner Olszewski tore his Achilles during an OTA practice last week”
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Multiple web search results from May 29, 2026, report that Gunner Olszewski suffered a non-contact injury feared to be a torn Achilles during OTAs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kaleb Gunner Olszewski ( oh-SHESS-kee) (born November 26, 1996) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He pla…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunner_Olszewski
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... Giants wide receiver Gunner Olszewski went down during OTAs with a noncontact injury that the team fears is a torn Achilles tendon, ...
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48913425/giants-fear-wr-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... There is an update on Giants receiver/returner Gunner Olszewski, who was carted off the field during Friday's OTA practice. New York fears ...
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/new…
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Claim 5: “Darius Slayton and Malik Nabers continue to rehab their core and knee injuries, respectively”
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Web search results confirm Darius Slayton underwent core muscle surgery and Malik Nabers has a knee injury described by coach John Harbaugh as 'not simple'.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 21, 2026 ... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New York Giants don't know when star wide receiver Malik Nabers will be back from what coach John Harbaugh said ...
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48837807/harbaugh-nabers…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 15, 2026 ... GIANTS INJURY UPDATE Giants WR Darius Slayton is expected to miss the team's offseason program after undergoing core muscle surgery. The ...
https://www.facebook.com/HeavyOnGiants/posts/the-giants-coul…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 22, 2026 ... The New York Giants don't know when star wide receiver Malik Nabers will be back from what coach John Harbaugh said Thursday was “not a simple ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/DynastyFF/comments/1tkfz09/the_new_…
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Claim 6: “spent five seasons in New York from 2014-18”
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Multiple sources confirm Beckham was drafted by the Giants in 2014 and played for them through 2018.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 season was the New York Giants' 92nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 41st playing at The Meadowlands, their seventh playing at MetLife Stadium and their first under head coach Be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MetLife Stadium, currently branded as New York New Jersey Stadium for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, is a multi-purpose stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr. (born November 5, 1992), commonly known by his initials OBJ, is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odell_Beckham_Jr.
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Claim 7: “Earlier this offseason, they signed veterans Calvin Austin, Darnell Mooney and Ryan Miller while retraining Isaiah Hodgins.”
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Claim 8: “The trio will join the Giants on veteran minimum deals, which are worth up to $1.3 million each”
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ESPN and other news reports independently confirm that the trio signed veteran minimum contracts worth up to $1.3 million each.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bennett Troy Jackson Jr. (born September 16, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_Jackson
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Claim 9: “In the past two years, Beckham, 33, has appeared in just nine games.”
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Web search results confirm Beckham is 33 years old and played in only nine games over the last two years (specifically a nine-game stint with the Dolphins in 2024).
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web search NEUTRAL — Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr. (born November 5, 1992), commonly known by his initials OBJ, is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odell_Beckham_Jr.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Giants have signed wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., the team announced Monday. The Giants were deliberate throughout the process of potentially signing the 33-year-old wide receiver as a …
https://abc7ny.com/post/back-blue-giants-sign-odell-beckham-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Odell Beckham Jr. hasn't played an NFL game since his nine-game stint with the Miami Dolphins in 2024.Odell Beckham Jr. will miss at least the first four games of the 2024 regular season, as the Dolph…
https://www.nfl.com/players/odell-beckham/
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Claim 10: “Smith-Schuster, 29, joins the Giants after spending the past two seasons with the Chiefs”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm JuJu Smith-Schuster's age or his specific tenure with the Chiefs, although other claims mention he was with the Chiefs.
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Claim 11: “Big Blue inked veterans Odell Beckham Jr., Braxton Berrios and JuJu Smith-Schuster early this week.”
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Multiple independent sources, including Nypost and Wikipedia, confirm the signing of Odell Beckham Jr., JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Braxton Berrios by the New York Giants.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr. (born November 5, 1992), commonly known by his initials OBJ, is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odell_Beckham_Jr.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 season will be the New York Giants' 102nd in the National Football League (NFL), their fifth under general manager Joe Schoen and their first season under head coach John Harbaugh. Harbaugh s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Giants_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Giants
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Claim 12: “In five years with the Giants, Beckham recorded 390 receptions for 5,476 yards and 44 touchdowns.”
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Multiple sources (SNY and others) confirm the specific stats of 390 receptions, 5,476 yards, and 44 touchdowns during his first stint with the Giants.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... He had 5,476 yards on 390 receptions (14.0 yards per reception) with 44 touchdowns during his first stint in New York. He signed a five-year ...
https://sny.tv/articles/giants-signing-odell-beckham-jr-2026
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... With the Giants, Beckham had 390 receptions for 5,476 yards and 44 touchdowns. Beckham's role will be significantly different from that in his ...
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48939355/giants-sign-ode…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... In just 59 games with the Giants from 2014-18, Beckham climbed to second in franchise history in receiving yards (5,476) and fourth in both ...
https://www.giants.com/news/odell-beckham-jr-returns-to-new-…
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Claim 13: “Beckham, who won the 2014 Offensive Rookie of the Year Award with the Giants”
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Web search results from Pro-football-reference.com and other sources confirm Beckham won the 2014 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jarvis Charles Landry (born November 28, 1992) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college football f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Madden NFL 16 is an American football sports video game based on the National Football League and published by EA Sports for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. Madden 16 introdu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Odell Cornelious Beckham Jr. (born November 5, 1992), commonly known by his initials OBJ, is an American professional football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odell_Beckham_Jr.
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Claim 14: “will be without Wan’Dale Robinson, who recorded 1,000 yards last season and left for Tennessee in free agency.”
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Claim 15: “Berrios, 30, appeared in only four games with the Texans last year due to injuries.”
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