NEW YORK — Sterling Shepard was FaceTiming with Odell Beckham Jr. during the Giants’ open locker room Friday, asking when his friend would be at the facility and joking that “the Feds” — the local media — were hot on OBJ’s trail.
“I would be lying if I [said] having Odell in the locker room wouldn’t help this team,” Saquon Barkley said at his locker. “We’re in a great spot, but knowing Odell personally, the energy he brings, the swagger he plays with, the playmaking ability he has. The moment he steps in a locker room he automatically makes that team better.”
Beckham’s close ties to Barkley and Shepard make the Giants a serious contender to sign him after Thursday night’s dinner with Beckham, ownership and team brass — followed by a Friday physical in New York City and a quick afternoon stop in East Rutherford, N.J.
