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Odell Beckham Jr. says Jets' Gregg Williams told Browns players to 'take me out' of 2017 preseason game

Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is introduced as he runs out on the field before an NFL game against the Titans on Sunday in Cleveland. Photo Credit: AP/Ron Schwane

Odell Beckham Jr. said Thursday he was told by some Browns teammates that former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, now the Jets’ defensive coordinator, instructed his team to “take me out of the game” when the Giants played the Browns in a 2017 preseason game.

“In preseason, nobody in the NFL is out to do stuff like that,” Beckham told reporters at the Browns’ training facility. “I had players on this team telling me that that’s what he was telling them to do, take me out of the game, and it’s preseason.