Odell Beckham Jr. to sign with Dolphins after one-year stint with Ravens

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Odell Beckham Jr. is flying south for the 2024 season.

The former Ravens wide receiver is expected to sign with the Dolphins, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Friday following months of reported interest from Miami.

The one-year deal with the Dolphins is "worth up to $8.25 million," with Beckham taking "less than was offered elsewhere, but wanted the fit," according to Rapoport.

Odell Beckham Jr. is expected to sign with the Dolphins. Getty Images

Beckham, who spent the last season in Baltimore on a one-year deal, was first linked to the Dolphins in March as free agency began.

The Miami Herald reported at the time how the team "internally discussed the idea of adding another high-quality receiver to pair" with the explosive wide receiving corps of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle if they could "make the money work."

Weeks later, ESPN reported the Dolphins were "trying pretty hard" to sign the 31-year-old Beckham.

The Dolphins finished last season at 11-6 and reached the playoffs, only to be ousted by the Chiefs in a lopsided 26-7 wild-card loss.

Beckham and the Ravens closed out 2023 as the AFC North champions at 13-4 and were the No. 1 seed entering the postseason.

They fell to the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs in January's AFC title game, 17-10.

The wideout spent the 2023 season with the Ravens. Getty Images Odell Beckham Jr., here at Ravens practice in June 2023, tallied 565 receiving yards last season. AP

Beckham expressed gratitude for his time with the Ravens in a farewell message posted in March.

"Swea on everything I appreciate the Flock more than yall could EVER imagine. Did everything I could wit the opportunities I had. Wish I got to do it big for yall," the three-time Pro Bowler wrote on Instagram.

"Thank you for the Vibez! To the City of Baltimore I f-k wit yall forever FRRRR. And most importantly to my brothers over there this s-t a lifetime sentence, I love yall! BiggestTruzzz."

Odell Beckham Jr. exploded onto the scene in 2014, making a one-handed catch in a Giants game. AP

Through 14 regular-season games with the Ravens, Beckham tallied 35 receptions for 565 yards and three touchdowns.

A former-first-round pick out of LSU, Beckham spent the first five years of his NFL career with the Giants, exploding onto the scene after a dazzling one-handed catch against the Cowboys in 2014.

He was traded to the Browns in 2019 and spent 2 1/2 seasons in Cleveland before joining the Rams in 2021 en route to a Super Bowl run.

Odell Beckham Jr. previously spent time with the Giants, Browns and Rams. AP

Beckham missed all of 2022 while recovering from a torn ACL sustained in Super Bowl 2022.

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