Odell Beckham Jr.’s Prime Potential NFL Touchdown Spots After Parting Methods with Dolphins

Odell Beckham Jr. is searching for a job after being waived by the Miami Dolphins on Friday.

Per NFL Community’s Tom Pelissero, Beckham and the Dolphins agreed to a mutual parting of how, as he’s searching for “extra alternatives” the remainder of this season.

NFL Community’s Mike Garafolo added Beckham would solely value a workforce round $200,000 in the event that they had been to assert him on waivers. If he clears waivers and will get launched, he shall be free to signal with any membership.

Beckham has been a non-factor in Miami this season. The three-time Professional Bowler has simply 9 catches for 55 yards and no touchdowns in 9 video games. He signed a one-year, $3 million cope with incentives that might push the worth as much as $8.3 million with the Dolphins in Could.

Whereas he’s nonetheless a marquee identify, the percentages of Beckham making an enormous distinction within the playoff race if he indicators with a contender are low. He had a few massive video games for the Baltimore Ravens in the course of the 2023 season, however was held underneath 40 yards 10 occasions in 14 appearances.

Protecting that in thoughts, there are a couple of playoff hopefuls that might use one other pass-catcher who may have the ability to make an enormous play or two for the stretch run this season.

Loads of large receivers switched groups earlier than the commerce deadline, however the Washington Commanders, considerably surprisingly, weren’t within the combine for them. Terry McLaurin is holding his personal because the No. 1 wideout, however they lack a dependable second choice.

Tight finish Zach Ertz at the moment ranks second on the workforce in targets (75), receptions (52), receiving yards (501) and receiving touchdowns (4).

Washington’s want for an additional receiver grew to become much more pressing this week when head coach Dan Quinn announced Noah Brown’s season is probably going over as a consequence of a “vital inner damage” suffered in a Week 14 win over the Tennessee Titans.

The Commanders are additionally enjoying with out Austin Ekeler as a consequence of a concussion that landed him on injured reserve earlier than Week 13. Brown and Ekeler rank third and fourth on the workforce in receiving yards.

Their present receiver depth chart behind McLaurin options Olamide Zaccheaus, Dyami Brown and Luke McCaffrey. They’re most likely the playoff contender in most determined want of anybody who’s able to enjoying receiver proper now, making Beckham a pure match if he desires to affix the Commanders.

A once-promising season for the Houston Texans is rapidly turning into a possible disappointment, regardless that they may clinch the AFC South as quickly as Sunday with a win over the Dolphins and an Indianapolis Colts loss to the Denver Broncos.

The Texans have misplaced three of their final 5 video games, with their solely wins in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars. Two of these losses was in opposition to the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets.

There is no such thing as a scarcity of issues with Houston’s offense proper now. A lot of them revolve across the woeful offensive line, which has precipitated C.J. Stroud to play like he is involved about getting hit and forcing throws that he did not as a rookie.

The Texans’ pass-catching group seems to be a lot thinner now than it did coming into the season. A few of that’s due to accidents, as Stefon Diggs’ season resulted in Week 8 as a consequence of a torn ACL.

Nico Collins missed 4 video games earlier within the yr as a consequence of a hamstring damage. He has began to play like he did pre-injury, recording 119 yards on eight catches within the Week 14 win over the Jaguars.

However the depth behind Collins is questionable. Tank Dell hasn’t had the identical explosiveness he did as a rookie. He has only one recreation this season with greater than 75 receiving yards.

Tight finish Dalton Schultz and operating backs Joe Mixon and Dare Ogunbowale are the one wholesome gamers on the roster after Collins and Dell with greater than 200 yards receiving. Amongst Texans large receivers, the third-ranked cross catcher by yards this season is John Metchie with 165.

The Texans could be the one workforce that Beckham might signal with who would have the ability to assure him common snaps as their No. 3 receiver given what their present group of pass-catchers seems to be like.

If Beckham’s high precedence is discovering a workforce that may win a Tremendous Bowl, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs would stand out above everybody else. They have not gained many fashion factors this season, however their 12-1 document is tied with the Detroit Lions for one of the best within the NFL.

No workforce has been higher than the Chiefs at taking a random large receiver who was added to their roster in the course of the season and having them make a key play in an enormous second.

Kadarius Toney, who was acquired from the New York Giants in October 2022, had 82 all-purpose yards and a landing in simply eight complete snaps in Tremendous Bowl 57 in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Mecole Hardman, acquired in an October 2023 commerce with the New York Jets, caught the game-winning landing in extra time in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers in Tremendous Bowl 58.

It is not onerous to examine a state of affairs the place Beckham finally ends up on the Chiefs and makes a key catch for a primary down on third-and-7 within the AFC Championship Sport to arrange a go-ahead subject objective as a result of that is how issues go for this workforce.

The Chiefs might use extra depth at receiver going ahead. DeAndre Hopkins has had a few good video games, however his efficiency goes to differ from week to week now that he’s 32 years outdated.

Travis Kelce has settled in to his new position as a possession receiver. He isn’t going to interrupt many massive performs at this stage of his profession as a result of he would not have the identical athleticism as he did, however his chemistry with Patrick Mahomes remains to be unbelievable.

If the Chiefs needed to guess on Beckham being a participant they may placed on the sector in three-receiver units, it would not be the strangest transfer they’ve made to strive discovering a solution at receiver over the previous two years.