Baltimore Ravens players will attend the mandatory minicamp this week.
For the first time since suffering a devastating ACL injury in the 2022 Super Bowl, star wide receiver Odell Beckham is expected to be on an NFL practice field during the team’s offseason program.
Despite flirting with a couple of teams last season, Beckham ended up sitting out the entire year and continued to rehab his injured knee. In April, the 30-year-old signed with the Ravens.
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Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. speaks to the media at his introductory news conference at the Under Armor Performance Center in Owings Mills, Maryland on April 13, 2023. (Reggie Hildred/USA Today Sports)
On Tuesday, Beckham told reporters that he is confident about the progress of his knee.
But the three-time Pro Bowl did not get to place a percentage on his state of health.
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«It feels good to be able to get out of bed and not feel pain,» Beckham said at his press conference.
«It feels good to feel like if I needed to start running right now, I could start running. It’s been a long journey this time, and it was its own process, so I had to take it for what it was.» .»
Newly signed Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., center, stands with head coach John Harbaugh, left, and general manager Eric DeCosta during a news conference at the team’s practice facility in Owings Mills, Maryland on April 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh mentioned that Beckham would be a «complete blow».
«He’s going to be complete in terms of health and everything, but I also hope we get a lot of our guys better,» Harbaugh said.
Beckham said he wasn’t sure how much action he would see during mandatory minicamp.
«I don’t have a set amount of play or a number in my head,» Beckham said. «I think it’s just, you come here, you’re a pro, you get your reps, you get your job, you talk. You don’t always have to create chemistry, so to speak, by taking reps. It could be a matter of communication. How do you see it? And then, like I said, we’ll have a full offseason, or after this camp break, to really get it going.»
Odell Beckham Jr. during a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat at FTX Arena on December 28, 2022 in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)
A few weeks after Beckham signed a deal with Baltimore, 2019 NFL MVP Lamar Jackson agreed to the terms of a massive contract extension. Beckham is expected to spend time catching Jackson passes this summer to continue building chemistry before the start of training camp.
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Beckham appears to be focused on understanding the Ravens’ playbook and having fun.
«I think coming here with the mindset that we’re all professionals and just [want to] have fun again,» Beckham said. «Learn the playbook. There are still many things to do. So I think the focus is just to have fun, stay focused, be a professional.»