Sources — Odell Beckham Jr., Cleveland Browns agree to reworked contract as receiver set to hit waivers Monday

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Right after times of negotiations, the Cleveland Browns and Odell Beckham Jr. at last achieved a settlement Friday that will result in him now remaining positioned on waivers Monday, after which he can be claimed Tuesday at 4 p.m., league resources explained.

The reworked agreement is pending the NFLPA’s approval, for each resources.

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As portion of the settlement of the reworked contract prior to it is terminated, the Browns agreed to clear away the final two years of Beckham’s deal, meaning he now is scheduled to be a totally free agent immediately after this period, resources explained. Beckham, who turned 29 on Friday, experienced two decades still left on his deal.

Furthermore, any workforce that claims Beckham would inherit $7.25 million of income for the remainder of the period, resources mentioned. The price tag is viewed as substantial for a player that now will be considered a rental with this becoming the last year of his contract.

The Browns experienced required to reduced that wage range to entice other teams to declare him but agreed Friday to Beckham’s requests to go away the financial conditions intact, making it much less likely for him to be claimed.

Though teams generally have strategies to build salary-cap room, as of Friday early morning, only nine had about $7.25 million in cap room: the Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers, Los Angeles Chargers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington and Cincinnati Bengals.

And league sources now think that it is unlikely that Beckham will be claimed on waivers Tuesday, which usually means he then would come to be a free agent.