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Ravens BREAKING: Baltimore Signs Pro Bowl WR Odell Beckham Jr

The Ravens reportedly made a contract offer to Beckham Jr during the NFL Annual Meeting and per reports, on Sunday, both sides agreed to terms.

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The Baltimore Ravens have been relatively silent this offseason regarding NFL free agency, but apparently, they aren't done.

On Sunday, per Ian Rapoport, the Ravens agreed to terms with former Rams, Browns, and Giants Pro Bowl wideout Odell Beckham Jr.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Ravens made an offer to the top free-agent receiver after the two parties met in Arizona during the NFL Owners' Meetings.

“The Baltimore Ravens have met with Odell Beckham Jr., they’ve presented him their own offer. It certainly sounds like it’s the Jets, it’s the Ravens, maybe the Rams still would have interest but those, at this point in time, would be the obvious landing spots.”

Per ESPN, details on Odell Beckham Jr.‘s one-year deal with the Ravens include a $13.835 million signing bonus, a $1.165 million base salary, and $3 million in reachable incentives. So OBJ will make at least $15 million and as much as $18 million on the deal negotiated by his agent, Zeke Sandhu.

No other free agent wide receiver got more than $11 million per year, and the most guaranteed money was given to Allen Lazard at $22 million, but that was on a four-year deal, per Ari Meirov.

The signing of Beckham is a big one for the Ravens as they look to reinvigorate an offense under new offensive coordinator Todd Monken that's struggled in the passing game.

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Monken, the ex-Georgia Bulldog play-caller, has worked with Beckham while with the Cleveland Browns. That experience together with Beckham in Cleveland was something he brought up in his introductory press conference with the Ravens.

"I really like Odell [Beckham Jr.]," Monken told reporters. "Odell is super athletic, twitchy. [He] really likes football. I really did [like him]. It didn't work out the year I was there [with him in Cleveland], but ultimately … He's like every skill player; he's no different – I don't know why everybody gets pissed off – like, he wants the ball."

Beckham's 1,035 yards and four touchdowns on 74 receptions in 2021 is certainly the type of production the Ravens would take, especially after a year away from the football field.

Since winning the Super Bowl with the Rams, where he tore his ACL and saw his contract expire, Beckham has been a free agent while focusing on rehab.

Despite midseason interest from several teams like the Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, and even his former team, the New York Giants, Beckham remained unsigned. 

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