The NFL world was hit with a reported blockbuster trade on Tuesday evening. The New York Giants have reportedly traded star receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns.
Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network reported the deal, while ESPN’s Adam Schefter had the specifics.
BREAKING: The #Browns have traded for #Giants WR Odell Beckham, sources say. The deal is done. I am not joking.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 12, 2019
So to repeat: Browns get Odell Beckham Jr. and Giants get a first-round pick, third-round pick and S Jabril Peppers, source tells ESPN. There's the trade.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 13, 2019
Apparently the reported “ridiculous” asking price wasn’t so bad, after all.
OBJ himself didn’t have many words to say on the matter.
Text from OBJ to me just now on the traded to #Browns "wow."
Reported by @MikeGarafolo first. I reported on NFL LIve & @SportsCenter today an AFC North team was inquiring about obj with the #giants today. Yes that team was the #Browns.— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 13, 2019
Just got off the phone w/ OBJ. Odell Beckham told me after he & I discussed what I heard about #Browns trade talk that Jarvis Landry called him & said t/ GM & the HC want you bad. Next thing you know, OBJ said Dave Gettleman called him and said "I am trading you to the #Browns."
— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 13, 2019
The rest of the sports world had a lot to say about the blockbuster deal.
.@obj @omg 🎉🍻🍾🍻🎉👏😘 pic.twitter.com/EUreeHp5kR
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) March 13, 2019
I’m lit 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏾 welcome bruh bruh @obj #DawgPound I’ll see y’all on turf on me @God_Son80
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) March 13, 2019
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) March 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/DhaSickest/status/1105625964950769664
https://twitter.com/DustinFox37/status/1105610655929954304
Them LSU DAYS HUH @obj @God_Son80
— CeeDee Lamb (@_CeeDeeThree) March 13, 2019
OMG😳 @bakermayfield y’all really up to something now… @obj y’all scarrrryyyy👀🔥
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) March 13, 2019
OBJ to the #Browns. Wow! I know Baker is somewhere hitting the whip and nae nae. #NFL pic.twitter.com/L9OgN9Jxqa
— Jarrett Payton (@paytonsun) March 13, 2019
Wow OBJ that’s crazy…. no loyalty!!!!!
— Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) March 13, 2019
Baker and OBJ 😰
— RJ (@RjHampton14) March 13, 2019
So the Steelers trade away @ab84 and the Browns acquire @obj to pair with @God_Son80 and @bakermayfield and just like that you have to think the AFC North is Cleveland’s to lose.
I just typed that without a stutter.
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) March 13, 2019
One thing we can say for certain is this. Two years after going 0-16, the Browns are now absolute must-watch. Their games will not be boring in 2018.