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Odell Beckham Jr. has agreed to terms with the Baltimore Ravens. Lamar Jackson has agreed to the deal.
The Ravens made the announcement on Sunday. According to NFL Network, the one-year contract is worth up to $18 million. According to the report, a signing bonus of $13.8 million is guaranteed, along with a salary of $1.2 million, and incentives of $3 million are possible. Beckham hasn't played since injuring his ACL in the Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021. He sat out the whole 2022 season as he recovered from his injuries and failed to sign with another team.
Beckham joins a club that has long needed help at wide receiver and is led by third-year player Rashod Bateman. Bateman has 61 receptions for 800 yards and three touchdowns in two injury-shortened seasons after being drafted in the first round by Baltimore in 2021. The Ravens' depth chart is completed by Devin Duvernay and Nelson Agholor.
Beckham, a three-time Pro Bowler, has the potential to be a huge boost in Baltimore. After laboring for several seasons in Cleveland, he emerged as a useful weapon for the Rams during their Super Bowl run. Beckham also brings danger as a 30-year-old coming off an ACL rupture who hasn't made a Pro Bowl since 2016. But it's a gamble that a Ravens team in desperate need of receivers believed was justified. The greatest mystery in Baltimore is who will quarterback the Ravens next season.
Will Beckham's arrival impact Lamar Jackson impasse?
Beckham arrives while the Ravens and Jackson are still at odds over a contract. In the hours following the revelation, the Ravens quarterback uploaded an Instagram snapshot of a video conference with Beckham. He tagged the photo "#Truzz," a reference to a Ravens catch.
Jackson was given the non-exclusive franchise tag by the Ravens in March, which permits him to negotiate with other clubs. Jackson, who has been at odds with the Ravens over a deal since last summer, has subsequently stated that he wishes to be traded. According to reports, the Ravens have no plans to move him.
If the Ravens do not move Jackson, the tag obligates them to pay him $32.41 million next season or match any long-term offer from another club. Multiple quarterback-needy clubs are allegedly not interested in Jackson, a 26-year-old former league MVP with a history of injuries.
Jackson seemed to be looking forward to Beckham's arrival. The Ravens need help at receiver, and he was publicly furious when the Arizona Cardinals selected Marquise Brown in the 2022 draft. It remains to be seen whether Beckham's signing signals progress or changes the needle in discussions.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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