Odell Beckham Jr. doesn’t affect Miami’s post-June 1 flexibility

<div><figure> <img alt="Miami Dolphins v Baltimore Ravens" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0TL2YNmoPCccn1aRgZu-r3QVWsM=/0x0:5888x3925/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73326185/1904789465.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>Mike McDaniel and the Miami Dolphins really wanted Odell Beckham Jr. in South Florida — at their price. </p> <p id="Q0GJ45">The <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> were forced to pinch pennies for <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2024/3/7/24093616/nfl-free-agents-2024-rumors-miami-dolphins-signings-roster-moves-salary-cap">most of free agency</a> but tables turned Friday with the <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2024/5/3/24107915/nfl-free-agents-2024-odell-beckham-obj-miami-dolphins-signed-tyreek-hill-jaylen-waddle-tua">addition of Odell Beckham Jr.</a> Miami reportedly offered Backham two different contracts before the 2024 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL Draft</a>. </p> <p id="FDDBRK">The two sides finally reached an agreement, initially announced as an $8 million deal. However, the Dolphins added Beckham on a one-year $3 million contract that can push towards $8.25 million due to incentives, according to ESPN’s <a href="https://twitter.com/Marcel_LJ">Marcel Louis-Jacques</a>. </p> <div id="6KoNEs"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Confirmed via source, the Dolphins have agreed to terms with WR Odell Beckham, Jr.<br><br>It's a 1-year, $3M deal with incentives that can push it up to $8.25M</p>— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/Marcel_LJ/status/1786418257735381135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2024</a> </blockquote> </div> <p id="QEJL1a">Miami welcomed Beckham with open arms and he even developed a relationship with coach Mike McDaniel in recent months. The Dolphins visited with OBJ in March, but players continued campaigning for him to join the team, according to Josina Anderson. </p> <div id="8GMNHd"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Throughout the process <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dolphins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dolphins</a> players continued to reach out to <a href="https://twitter.com/obj?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@obj</a> to let him know he was wanted in Miami. Odell Beckham Jr. harvested a good kinship with head coach Mike McDaniel during his initial visit with the team in March (reported below). OBJ was genuinely excited… <a href="https://t.co/SFOlhVnVR1">https://t.co/SFOlhVnVR1</a></p>— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) <a href="https://twitter.com/JosinaAnderson/status/1786422004288987230?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2024</a> </blockquote> </div> <p id="YvCf6A">Beckham quickly warmed up to the Dolphins and Miami solidified its receiving group with a veteran presence that can win on the outside. Most importantly — the Dolphins didn’t need to wait for additional cap space on June 1. Many assumed that the Dolphins would have to wait <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2024/2/26/24082904/moving-on-from-miami-dolphins-cornerback-xavien-howard">until Xavien Howard’s contract came off the books </a>to improve the roster, but that wasn’t the case. </p> <p id="g6RV4P"><em>Let us know what you think — what’s next on Chris Grier’s to-do list once $18 million in salary cap space is cleared? Buid in the trenches? Add another safety? Maybe they should just roll it all into next season? </em></p> <div id="SWKgiu"></div></div>