CLEVELAND – Browns chief strategy officer Paul DePodesta dismissed a report the team is trying to trade star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., whose future — whether in New York or Cleveland or anywhere — always seems in question.
DePodesta said Thursday on a conference call from his home in California that the team is not working on a deal involving Beckham, who was injured during his first season with the Browns after arriving in a blockbuster trade last March.
On Wednesday, a report said the Browns were in talks with the Minnesota Vikings about the 27-year-old Beckham. “Completely false,” DePodesta said.
The Browns are busy finalizing logistics for next week's unique NFL draft, which will be virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.