Giants Owner Shades Odell Beckham: 'He Needs to Do a Little More Playing and a Little Less Talking'

Giants owner John Mara was more frustrated with Odell Beckham than he was with Eli Manning after the owners' meetings.

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The Giants are 1-5 on the season, and Eli Manning is persona non grata in the locker room after an abysmal start to the season, following a terrible 2017 campaign that saw him get benched. Newly signed wide receiver and bleach enthusiast Odell Beckham Jr. has been leading the charge with calls to refurbish a stagnant offense that ranks No. 27 in the NFL averaging under 20 points per game. Despite this, Giants owner John Mara was most biting after the owners meetings when talking about his outspoken wideout:

Giants owner John Mara just now at owners meetings, re: Odell Beckham: "I wish he would create the headlines by his play on the field as opposed to what he says and what he does off the field. I think he needs to do a little more playing and a little less talking."

— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) October 16, 2018

It stands in stark contrast to his thoughts on Eli:

John Mara on Eli Manning: "We still believe in him, but everybody needs to do their jobs in order for us to be successful, and right now that’s not happening... I know he’s the punching bag right now, but a lot of guys need to play better when you’re 1-5."

— Dan Graziano (@DanGrazianoESPN) October 16, 2018

Earlier this month, the Giants fined Beckham for the ESPN interview where he implicitly blamed Eli for New York's struggles scoring the ball. Meanwhile, coach Pat Shurmur was busy explaining how much the Giants "believe in Eli Manning." Cough...white privilege...cough.

Beckham, even after the fine, remains unrepentant about the ESPN interview. 

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