Terrell Owens: Ravens Are Best Destination for OBJ

Wide receiver looking for a new team.
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Six-time Pro Bowler Terrell Owens said the Ravens are the best landing spot for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

Baltimore is still in search of a playmaker that can stretch the field and become a downfield target for quarterback Lamar Jackson. 

"You think about his weapons on the outside, you don't really know who those No. 1 and No. 2 guys are," Owens told Audacy's 95-7 The Game in San Francisco. "You need somebody that can stretch the field and make those tough plays. Baltimore is a good fit for him."

It's been about 10 months since Beckham Jr. suffered a torn ACL in Super Bowl LVI while playing for the Rams. He should be about ready to begin working out and getting ready to join a team with playoff aspirations. 

Beckham was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2014, two-time Second-team All-Pro (2015, 2016), and three-time Pro Bowler (2014–2016)

Beckham has already been linked to the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, but Owens said neither team is a good fit.

"The team people keep throwing out there, the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, if he goes to either of those teams it's going to be short-lived," Owens said. "Go to a team with a good quarterback."

Owens is confident OBJ will mix well with Jackson. 

"[The Ravens] have a dynamic quarterback, a dual-threat to be quite honest," Owens said. "He's become a quarterback that can run. People try to assess black quarterbacks, 'Oh, he's a running quarterback.' I don't like that term. He's made himself into a quarterback that can run." 


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Todd Karpovich
TODD KARPOVICH

Twitter: @toddkarpovich Email: todd.karpovich@gmail.com Skype: todd.karpovich Todd Karpovich has been a contributor for ESPN, Forbes, the Associated Press, Lindy's, and The Baltimore Sun, among other media outlets nationwide. He is the co-author of “If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Baltimore Ravens Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box,” “Skipper Supreme: Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles,” and the author of “Manchester United (Europe's Best Soccer Clubs).” Karpovich, a Baltimore native, is a graduate of Calvert Hall College high school, Randolph-Macon College in Virginia, and has a Masters of Science from Towson University.