Odell Beckham: Giants GM Jerry Reese admits team is concerned with hamstring injury
By Jack Crosby
The New York Giants and the fan base were exciting this past May when they drafted LSU speedster Odell Beckham in the first round of the NFL Draft, giving Eli Manning another weapon in the arsenal. But that optimism quickly turned into concern as a hamstring injury popped up that left the rookie out of offseason workouts.
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Now, the concern is even larger with Beckham after he pulled up lame after one training camp practice this week, and even Giants general manager Jerry Reese is admitting that the team is a little bit concerned.
“He missed part of spring ball with a hamstring and he tweaked it yesterday. Obviously there is a concern,” general manager Jerry Reese said. “But you see that in some young players sometimes. They’re a little bit nervous, a little bit anxious and that happens to them.”
When head coach Tom Coughlin was asked about the injury to his prized rookie, he didn’t admit the concern like Reese did, but you could definitely interpret it from his answer.
“Now, who knows how long,” Coughlin said on Wednesday. “Those hamstrings, don’t ask me. I have no idea. … He missed today. He said it’s sore. That is about all you can ask.”
It’ll be interesting to watch going forward how this all plays out, considering that Beckham figured to be one of the rookies of this class that could make an impact immediately.