Odell Beckham: Steelers made a run at former Browns receiver

Odell Beckham, Jr. is now with the Los Angeles Rams but the Pittsburgh Steelers tried to keep that from happening

Odell Beckham, Jr. is no longer with the Cleveland Browns after forcing his way out of town. He then penned a weird thank you to the team where he misspelled the name of the owners of the club and thanked a fanbase that he just put through the wringer.

Thankfully, it’s all behind us now and we don’t need to worry about seeing him anytime soon. But that could have been different as well.

Apparently, the Pittsburgh Steelers made a late run at OBJ as reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

While Cleveland fans were more than happy to see the OBJ sage come to an end, they’re probably just as happy to see him head to the NFC rather than stay within the division.

Sure, he was a major issue with the Browns and it simply didn’t work out. However, he’s still an insanely talented athlete and Cleveland fans know all too well that a player like this could find new life by heading to a rival.

Beckham also made the right move for himself. While some fans are dispatching Ben Roethlisberger too quickly, the truth is, he doesn’t have the same arm strength he did earlier in his career which could have led to problems between him and the receiver.

In L.A., he does have a quarterback who can push the ball down the field in Matthew Stafford. It may take a while for the two to get on the same page but there’s a much better chance this relationship will work out than some of the alternatives.