Dolphins Place Odell Beckham Jr. on PUP List to Start 2024 Season

Madison Williams | Aug 27, 2024

Jun 5, 2024; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (3) plays with a football during mandatory minicamp at Baptist Health Training Complex. / Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports

The Miami Dolphins will place wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on the physically unable to perform list to start the 2024 season, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.

Beckham will miss at least the first four games of the Dolphins' 2024 season, which include matchups vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Buffalo Bills, the Seattle Seahawks and the Tennessee Titans. If the timeline goes to plan, then Beckham will return for the game vs. the New England Patriots on Sunday, Oct. 6.

This decision comes after the Dolphins put Beckham on the PUP list to begin training camp in July, too. At the time, it was reported that the Dolphins wanted to "ease him back into football" as he was "working through minor things" but no major injuries.

Rapoport added on Tuesday that the Dolphins planned for this to happen when they signed him back in May because of a procedure he had in the offseason. The reason for the procedure is unknown.

The #Dolphins will start Odell Beckham Jr on PUP, per me and @TomPelissero.

When Miami signed him in May, they were aware this was possibility, due to an offseason procedure he had. OBJ has worked hard, but MIA felt the best path was to ease him in. It’s a long-term decision. pic.twitter.com/YiROpHqnjX

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 27, 2024

Although Beckham missed the entirety of the 2022 season with a torn ACL, he played in 14 regular season games for the Baltimore Ravens last season, catching 35 passes for 565 yards and three touchdowns.