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Odell Beckham Jr. Wants To Become NFL's Highest Paid Player

Jul 28, 2017 7:15 PM

Odell Beckham Jr. wants to become the NFL's highest-paid player regardless of position.

"It's like the elephant in the room, and you don't want to talk about it," Beckham says in the video. "But I've gotten to the point in my life where I'm like, 'No, I'm going to ... there's no need to not talk about it.

"I believe that I will be hopefully not just the highest-paid receiver in the league, but the highest-paid, period."

Beckham is to make $1.8 million this season. He is set to make over $10 million this year in endorsements separate from his football income, including $5.8 million from his newly-signed Nike deal.

Beckham is scheduled to be paid $8.459 million in the fifth year of his rookie contract, a figure well below other top wide receivers. Pittsburgh's Antonio Brown recently signed a new deal worth $17 million per season.

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Rashad Jennings Hopes To Sign Before Start Of 2017 Season

Jul 9, 2017 4:29 PM

Rashad Jennings hopes to sign with a team before the start of the 2017 season.

Jennings was released by the New York Giants in February.

"I'm in the best shape of my life. I'm always going to be in shape," Jennings told The News & Advance, while hosting his 180 Weekend in Lynchburg, Virginia. "That's what I'm known for across the league. A team knows they're going to have a player that's going to be in the best shape of their life."

Jennings made $2.2 million last year.

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