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Odell Beckham Jr. will be wearing a (somewhat) infamous number in Minnesota.<\/p>\n
News broke on Wednesday that the three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Beckham is signing<\/a> with the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> as a free agent. Beckham has landed on a new team just over a week after being released by the New York Giants.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old Beckham is also getting a new jersey number to go along with his new digs. According to the team\u2019s official website<\/a>, Beckham will be wearing the No. 9 jersey.<\/p>\n Of course, the No. 9 jersey was previously worn by quarterback JJ McCarthy, whom the Vikings just traded to (coincidentally) the New York Giants. Now Beckham is coming back the other way and getting McCarthy\u2019s former number to boot.<\/p>\n McCarthy, 23, was Minnesota\u2019s No. 10 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. But he ended up being a major bust for the Vikings and is now getting a fresh start in New York (with a brand-new jersey number of his own<\/a>).<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Beckham, who contributed virtually nothing to the Giants this year, will be starting off on Minnesota\u2019s practice squad. But he figures to be a natural fit given his relationships with Justin Jefferson (Beckham\u2019s fellow LSU alum) and Kevin O\u2019Connell (Beckham\u2019s former offensive coordinator on the Los Angeles Rams).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n