New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. work up today a richer young man thanks to his new five-year, $95 million contract signed Monday.
While the record-setting deal raises the bar for future NFL receiver contracts, it also does something on a much deeper level: it proves that there is more than one way to get a new deal that doesn’t include holding your breath until your face turns blue or taking your ball home out of frustration.
In perhaps his greatest show of maturation yet, Beckham was patient and calm throughout the entire process, a process that picked up steam shortly after the Giants opened training camp.