The Chiefs were one of the teams in the OBJ sweepstakes. But why didn’t they win?
Getty Odell Beckham Jr. poses during warmups of the September 2019 regular season contest between the Rams and his former team the Browns. The Kansas City Chiefs were one of a handful of teams that were in the Odell Beckham Jr. sweepstakes, according to NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport, but came out as losers when the star wide receiver decided to ink a deal with the Los Angeles Rams. Odell signed a one-year, $4.25 million deal with Los Angeles, which also allows Beckham to earn some of the money he left behind in Cleveland. Nevertheless, the Rams got Beckham with a very fair deal and one that was affordable for a team like the Chiefs. So what kind of offer did the defending AFC champions give Odell, who is a 29-year-old receiver that hasn’t registered over 1,100 receiving yards since 2016 or more than seven touchdowns since the same year? We now know. The latest Chiefs news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Chiefs newsletter here! There were six teams that offered Beckham a contract: Rams, Patriots, Seahawks, Packers, Saints, and Chiefs. Of those six teams, Kansas City and Green Bay gave “minimum” offers to Odell, according to independent reporter Dov Kleiman. Meanwhile, New England, New Orleans, and Seattle all gave offers a little above minimum.
