BEREA, Ohio (92.3 The Fan) – Much like he did in Week 1, Odell Beckham Jr. is indicating that he is ready to go.
Tuesday on his YouTube channel Beckham posted a ‘Welcome back’ video and on his social media Wednesday indicated with posts that he is ready to play.
Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski isn’t quite so sure, or at least ready to declare Beckham will play against the Bears.
“We’ll see how he progresses this week,” Stefanski said prior to practice.
For the first time since the offseason program began, Beckham was a full participant in practice Wednesday.
Stefanski, who ruled Beckham out for the Texans game a week ago, remained non-committal when pressed about Beckham’s availability this week.
“The plan is to practice Wednesday, see how it goes this week, but I’m not ruling him out,” Stefanski said.
Getting Beckham, who has recovered from ACL surgery last November, back would be a boost for the Browns, who lost receiver Jarvis Landry for at least three weeks after he was placed on injured reserve with a sprained MCL suffered on the second play against the Texans.
Quarterback Baker Mayfield hopes No. 13 is ready to go but stayed in his lane when asked Wednesday about the prospects of getting the three-time Pro Bowler back.
“We’re seeing. That’s not my call to make,” Mayfield said. “Like we’ve said before, whenever he’s ready to roll … it’s a long year and we’ll be ready to have him and welcome him with open arms.”
If Beckham is able to play, it’s likely that he'll be on a snap count as to not overwork him in his first game back.
“We’ve got to be smart with any player coming off of an injury,” Stefanski said. “We have to be mindful of where that player is and then make decisions on a case by case basis. Specific to Odell, if he plays in the game, I can’t tell you if there will be a pitch count or not.”