4 teams that should trade for Odell Beckham Jr. during the offseason

3. Indianapolis Colts

Colts general manager Chris Ballard has consistently professed overall fit over spending money wildly just because he could. That has put the team in good position, with the third-most projected cap space in the league for 2021 right now ($76.746 million, according to Over The Cap). With Philip Rivers on a one-year deal and Jacoby Brissett in the final year of his contract, a splash in the quarterback market during the offseason is possible.

From this corner, a lot of the headlines Beckham has made for things off the field feel overblown. In Week 5 this season the Colts got a close look at him on the field (five receptions for 58 yards, one rushing attempt, 1-for-1 as a passer for 18 yards).

After this season, Beckham’s contract has no fully guaranteed salary and no dead money left. He has cap hits of $15.75 million (2021) and $15 million (2022 and 2023) over the remaining years of the deal. The Browns got a favorable situation with Beckham’s deal, based on how the New York Giants structured it, and they can pass it along to another team.

The Colts are set to lose a declining T.Y. Hilton in free agency, and they may willingly let him go. There is wide-ranging risk in making a deal for Beckham to be their new No. 1 wide receiver, but it’s a level of risk Indianapolis can easily take.