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Odell Beckham Jr. Reflects On Nearly Joining Patriots Before Trade

The New England Patriots have needed a true No. 1 receiver to transform their offense for quite some time.

In an alternate world, Odell Beckham Jr. would have taken his talents to the Patriots.

Before ultimately being traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2019, Beckham Jr. had several options on where his career could go after moving on from the New York Giants. With Tom Brady still captaining the offense fresh off of a Super Bowl LIII win, the Pro Bowl receiver recognized what could have been with the Patriots.

“The Giants sent me off to Cleveland to die,” Beckham Jr.