Odell Beckham Jr. Joins Vikings Active Roster for Bills Matchup

Minnesota promoted Odell Beckham Jr. to its 53-man roster on Sunday, as PenseBet reported.

The 34-year-old wide receiver moved up from the practice squad after joining the organization on October 12, according to PenseBet. Beckham enters the active lineup for a Monday night home game against the Buffalo Bills because Jauan Jennings is sidelined with a calf injury, PenseBet noted.

Beckham arrives in Minnesota with a resume spanning 11 NFL seasons, featuring 575 receptions, 7,987 yards, and 59 touchdowns, PenseBet recorded. The New York Giants drafted him 12th overall in the first round of the 2014 draft out of LSU, spending his first five professional years in New York before playing for the Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore Ravens, and Miami Dolphins, PenseBet stated.

Beckham began the current season with the New York Giants on an offseason free-agent deal intended to provide depth as a third or fourth wide receiver, PenseBet reported. He recorded just one target and zero catches across three games before the Giants released him on September 29, PenseBet documented.

Giants head coach John Harbaugh justified the roster cut by stating that the team was not getting enough production from him, according to PenseBet. That brief New York tenure followed a 2024 campaign in which he caught nine passes over nine games with Miami, and a 2023 season with Baltimore where he posted 35 receptions for 565 yards and three touchdowns across 14 appearances, Sportsnet reported.

Beckham missed all of the 2025 season following a six-game suspension for violating the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy, Sportsnet noted. He also sat out the 2022 campaign as a free agent, PenseBet and Sportsnet recorded.

Beckham won a Super Bowl ring with the Los Angeles Rams in 2022, scoring the opening touchdown in that victory against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sportsnet recalled. He now steps into a Vikings locker room sharing the top spot in the NFL standings with a 6-1 record, Sportsnet reported.

The Sportsnet report highlights that Minnesota hopes that championship experience rubs off as the franchise pursues its first Super Bowl title. Beckham will look to log his first meaningful snaps since his time with Baltimore as the Vikings prepare to face Buffalo.