Odell Beckham Jr. Injury: Updates on Giants Star's Hamstring and Return

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will not practice during the team's minicamp while recovering from a lingering hamstring injury but is expected back for training camp, per Nick Powell of New Jersey Advanced Media.

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Beckham Working Toward Return After Venting Frustration

Thursday, June 18

Jordan Raanan of New Jersey Advanced Media noted from Giants head coach Tom Coughlin that "Beckham will continue doing what he's doing physically. Will get into cutting later this summer."

On June 17, Beckham spoke to Dan Graziano of ESPN.com about dealing with another hamstring injury, saying:

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For me, this is what I love doing, and this is what I feel like my purpose was to do. So it takes a lot of strength for me to be able to come here every day and not practice, have to hear the little remarks, the little jokes, this and that.

And it's not just about a hamstring. It's so many other things that people talk about. So it's hard to come here and try and focus on, 'What play is up right now?' instead of thinking about how bad you want to be out there.

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On June 16, Coughlin said the second-year wideout would work off to the side but would not be a full participant in minicamp, via SNY.tv. Beckham has been dealing with soreness in his left hamstring since organized team activities earlier this month. The Giants have maintained that the injury is not serious.

“That’s why it’s precautionary,” Beckham told reporters two weeks ago. “It’s always frustrating when you have to miss what you love doing. Just not practicing today was enough for me. But it’s part of the game. I don’t want to miss anything. I’ll just go with the flow.”

Beckham missed a majority of preseason activity and the first four games of the 2014 regular season because of a right hamstring injury. He would go on to have one of the best rookie campaigns for a wideout in league history, posting 91 receptions for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns.

Football Outsiders' DVOA metric, which measures statistical performance against a replacement-level player, ranked Beckham as the ninth-best receiver in the NFL. Only the Green Bay Packers' Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson generated higher quarterback ratings when thrown to, according to Pro Football Focus.

Beckham's meteoric rise has made him one of the NFL's most marketable talents, as highlighted by his Madden 16 cover. So now would probably be the time to start the whole Madden Curse speculation.    

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