OBJ signs with Vikings on practice squad after release by Giants

The Minnesota Vikings have signed wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to their practice squad, the team announced Wednesday. The move comes a week after Beckham was released by the New York Giants after he failed to make a significant impact in his reunion with the team. He was one of two wide receivers signed by the Vikings to the practice squad along with Jeshaun Jones. Beckham and coach Kevin O'Connell won Super Bowl LVI together when both were with the Los Angeles Rams, and Beckham also played for Vikings assistant head coach Frank Smith when both were with the Miami Dolphins in 2024. The Vikings have started 4-0 despite an offense that has ranked among the NFL's worst. Star receiver Justin Jefferson suffered a sprained left ankle in Week 3, missed Week 4 and is questionable at best for Week 5. The Vikings had previously signed veteran Jauan Jennings to be their No. 3 receiver behind Jefferson and Jordan Addison, but Jennings missed one game for personal reasons and has caught only two passes for nine yards on four targets in the other three. Beckham, 33, played 19 snaps in three games with the Giants, who had played his first five seasons with the franchise after being selected with the No. 12 pick in 2014, and did not record a single catch. Beckham was hoping to resuscitate his career after not playing in the NFL since the 2024 season, when he caught just nine passes for 54 yards with the Dolphins. Beckham has also played for the Baltimore Ravens. He has 575 catches for 7,987 yards with 59 touchdowns in his career. ESPN's Kevin Seifert and Jordan Raanan contributed to this report.