MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) – The Miami Dolphins have agreed to a one-year contract with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Friday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been finalized.

NFL Network was the first to report the deal, which is value up to $8.25 million.

BeckhamThe 31-year-old will join his fifth team after previously playing for the Los Angeles Rams, Baltimore, Cleveland and New York Giants, who drafted him twelfth overall in 2014. He won a Super Bowl with the Rams in the 2021-22 season.

Beckham joins the Dolphins group together with last yr’s yards leader Tyreek Hill and his rushing counterpart Jaylen Waddle. Hill and Waddle combined for more receiving yards (2,813) than another wide receiver duo in the NFL in 2023, but Miami had concerns about its wide receiver depth beyond those two.

Beckham, who had 35 receptions for 565 yards and three touchdowns last season in Baltimore, was cut by the Ravens in March. He visited the Dolphins earlier in the offseason and received a proposal, but the two sides have yet to reach an agreement.

“Everything was going great with him,” Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said in March. “We made him a proposal and business takes time, especially with a player like Odell, who has had a phenomenal profession and still has some really good football ahead of him and has a lot of options. I’m definitely willing to coach him if we are able to come to an agreement, and I believe each side are trying to work on that. We’ll see what happens.”

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Beckham established himself as considered one of the most talented receivers in the league in his first three seasons with the Giants. He had three straight seasons of over 1,300 yards after New York drafted him out of LSU and caught considered one of the most memorable touchdowns in NFL history when he straightened his body, jumped back and reached so far as he could with one hand to haul the ball in. A 43-yard pass from Eli Manning in his rookie season.

Beckham was traded to the Browns in 2019 and spent two seasons there before joining the Rams, where he caught a touchdown pass in Super Bowl LVI before suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury that sidelined him through the 2022 season.

Larry Demeritte has trained horses most of his life, but on May 4 he’ll go down in history as… the first Caribbean American to compete in the Kentucky Derby and third black coach in the modern era. The Kentucky Derby was filled with black riders, rescuers and trainers. Black jockeys won 15 of the first 28 rounds of the Kentucky Derby, but since 1951 there have been only three black horse trainers.

Demeritte is reported to be hopeful that regardless that the Derby was effectively closed to blacks resulting from Jim Crow segregation, the sport could be more inclusive. He said he believes a part of the problem is financial. “We need to market our sport better than we are doing… We need to create more syndicates because owning a racehorse is becoming quite expensive these days. It’s like any other sport… motor racing and they all have syndicates… i.e. (many) sponsors. I feel this is what we need to do to let the middle class in America know that this is not the sport of kings. Anyone can play it and the reward if you succeed is huge.”

74-year-old Demeritte, who he was diagnosed with cancer and a rare heart disease, is not a person who gives up easily and, as his profile by Dana O’Neil shows, is a person of boundless hope and optimism, even when his cancer treatment is painful. He is also aware that being a black coach in Derby brings with it an enormous opportunity, as he said: “I all the time say that if I could be related to the negative side of my race, why would not I need to associate someone with the positive side of my race? side? This is not about me. The idea is to take all members of my race with me in order that they’ll feel proud.”

Demeritte also hired a black assistant coach, Donte Lowery, whom he met at Thoroughbred Training Center in Lexington and hired in 2015. Demeritte identified to the outlet that Lowery is the predominant reason he wants horse racing’s doors to open to anyone who wants to return. “That’s why I do what I do,” Demeritte said. “I don’t want Donte or any of my other (assistant assistants) in the barn to have to wait that long to go to the Derby as a trainer.” Demeritte was also blessed with a present for estimating horses and a penchant for turning horses purchased for inexpensive amounts right into a 100-fold return on investment.

“I always say, ‘I have champagne flavors on a beer budget,’ so I buy good horses cheap, but that doesn’t mean I buy cheap horses,” Demeritte said. “I can’t afford horses that have newspapers, so I’m trying to buy a horse that can print a newspaper.”

Lowery said it positive attitude of your boss makes it easier to work with, even when Demeritte is battling his body. “For me, watching him go through all this stuff, it’s a little difficult, but at the same time it makes him feel better,” Demeritte assistant coach Donte Lowery said. “He’s always in a happy mood or tries to be like that all the time, which makes everyone in the barn smile and that keeps his spirits up.”

Demeritte, for his part, stays grateful for the trip, telling the website: “Sometimes my boys have to give me a ride home, I’m very sick,” he said. “But I come because what’s the point of sitting at home and feeling sorry for yourself if the horse will put a smile on your face?” Demeritte continued: “I consider in my faith and I consider in destiny. I all the time tell my friends – I lose many to cancer – and I say, “If God isn’t done with you yet, you’ll still be here.”

Patrick Beverley issues an apology following his very disturbing behavior in Indianapolis on May 2. The Milwaukee Bucks star faced a barrage of backlash when he refused to take postgame questions from ESPN producer Malinda Adams after learning she was not one in all the 268,000 subscribers to his “Pat Bev with Rone Podcast.” on Youtube. Unfortunately, his bad behavior cost him a lot of time in ESPN management.

Beverley’s cringe-worthy moment occurred within the locker room shortly after the Bucks were eliminated from Thursday’s NBA playoffs.

Beverley stopped asking questions to turn to Adams and ask, “Have you subscribed to my pod?”

“I don’t have one,” she replied, then mentioned that the subscriber was a roommate who was within the room. The Bucks point guard then quickly silenced Adams who tried to ask him any questions.

– Then you possibly can’t interview me. “No disrespect,” Beverley said with a straight face. Even though Adams didn’t ask any questions on the time and easily held the microphone.

Moments later, Beverley also put an end to it: “Can you move this microphone away from my face, please,” he told her, moving the microphone away from her.

Adams moved the microphone away, but it surely wasn’t enough for Beverley, so he repeated it.

“Could you move that microphone or just step out of the circle, please, for me, ma’am? If you don’t subscribe to my pod, I appreciate it. Thank you.”

Beverley’s actions were quickly met with disappointment from members of the sports media, who felt that Adams did not deserve the mistreatment she experienced.

“Behaving like a clown” – Former ESPN host and current sports commentator – wrote Jemele Hill on X

“Malinda is one of the best in the industry – a consummate professional. Not to mention one of the nicest people you will ever meet” – Malika Andrews he tweeted.

According to Adams, Beverley contacted her and apologized. “I want to thank everyone for their kind words and support. I’m humiliated. Patrick Beverley just called me and apologized.” wrote on X 3rd of May.

Adams also confirmed that the Bucks had contacted her. “The Bucks also apologized. I have been in the news for over 40 years, and kindness and grace always prevail.”

Both incidents involving Malinda Adams and the Pacers fan have now reached the desk of Bucks coach Doc Rivers, who has spoken to Pat Beverley.

“I did (talk to Beverley) right away because that’s neither the Milwaukee way nor the Bucks way,” Rivers said Athlete. “We are better. Pat feels terrible about this. He also understands emotions – it’s an emotional game and things happen – unfortunately you get judged immediately and he let his emotions get the better of him.

Rivers further added, “I’m glad he (Adams) called. It didn’t come from us. We talked about things that just can’t be done, so I’m glad he called because he was the one who called him and we didn’t tell him to make that call.

Stephen A. Smith had a lot to say about his disappointment with the quarterback’s actions.

“I just can’t believe he did it,” Smith said inFirst attempt– after a loud sigh. “I have known Patrick Beverley for years. I love my brother. This is unforgivable. It’s indefensible.”

Smith then discusses an incident in which Beverley threw the ball into the stands, hitting: Pacers fan in mindand the incident that occurred in the locker room with Malinda Adams.

“And then going into the locker room and turning to the female reporter, I’m sure there are male reporters in the locker room who don’t necessarily subscribe to Pat Beverley’s podcast,” Smith said. “Have you asked them if they are subscribers to your podcast? You refused to talk to them? So we have a situation where gender has been included and who knows what people will label it? I can’t believe Pat Beverley did this.”

The Bucks ultimately fell to the Pacers 120-98, and the game sealed the series loss for Milwaukee, 4-2, as Beverley’s frustration seemed to boil over in the locker room.

Regarding the ball-throwing incident, Rivers said: “He commented to me on what was said to him and I just said, ‘I understand, but we’re coaches and athletes and we’re entertainers’ or whatever we are. Sometimes (fans) can be wrong, but there are some things you just can’t do. And he knows it too.”

According to sources close to the situation, Beverley’s behavior within the locker room didn’t go down well with ESPN management. Sports at the reception reports that ESPN management has decided that Beverley will not return to the network as a guest studio analyst. However, an official statement has not been released yet.