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John Harbaugh hints at Odell Beckham Jr.’s future amid limited playing time for Giants

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Schwartz, P. (2026, September 27). John Harbaugh hints at Odell Beckham Jr.’s future amid limited playing time for Giants. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/sports/john-harbaugh-hints-at-odell-beckham-jr-s-future-with-giants/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-27 · by Paul Schwartz

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John Harbaugh suggests that Odell Beckham Jr. could see more playing time this Sunday against the Titans, after limited action in the first two games of the season where he played only 14 snaps out of a possible 127 on offense and has not received any targets yet. The article discusses how rookie Malachi Fields and other receivers are ahead of Beckham in terms of playing time, while offensive coordinator Matt Nagy mentions that they are trying to slowly integrate Beckham into the game plan.
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Odell Beckham Jr., despite significant preseason hype, has seen limited playing time in the Giants' first two games of the season. In their victory over the Cowboys, he played 11 out of 69 offensive snaps, but only three out of 58 in their subsequent loss to the Rams, totaling just 14 snaps across both games. Beckham has yet to receive a pass this season. Head coach John Harbaugh hinted that Sunday's game against the Titans at MetLife Stadium could be a turning point for Beckham’s playing time and impact on the field. Meanwhile, rookie Malachi Fields leads the receiver group in snaps with 97, followed by Darnell Mooney (81) and Malik Nabers (79).

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Paul Schwartz
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🔮 Halloween will have come and gone by the time the Giants hit the field again.
🔮 This was a top-level outing for the offensive line and especially the two ailing tackles, Andrew Thomas and Jermaine Eluemunor, who did yeoman work against gifted edge rushers Danielle Hunter and Will Anderson.
🔮 This week, the coaching staff told Deonte Banks that he would be following Nico Collins, the Texans’ top wide receiver, all over the field.
🔮 It is definitely possible that the addition of J.J. McCarthy in the starting lineup will help the Giants get back to the business of running the ball at an acceptable rate, perhaps as soon as Sunday against the Texans.
🔮 There was an expectation Holland would be able to clear the protocol and make it back for this game, as he was able to get on the field and practice on a limited basis Thursday and Friday.
🔮 The Giants had been 3-0 at MetLife Stadium but could not get to 4-0 at home for the first time since 2008.
🔮 The Saints could not run the ball, nor could they stop the run.
🔮 Just because they wanted to do it and were determined to establish that this would be their identity did not make it so.
🔮 Even though the Giants hired John Harbaugh, there were not many great expectations for how they would fare this season from outside the building.
🔮 The thinking is the trailing team will need 15 points to win the game, so go for two after the first touchdown and if you do not get it, go for two after the second touchdown.
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Cowboys Giants Rams Sports+ Titans

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Giants ORG · 6× Beckham PERSON · 3× Brian Burns PERSON · 2× Nabers PERSON · 2× Cowboys ORG · 1× John Harbaugh PERSON · 1× Odell Beckham Jr. PERSON · 1× Paul Schwartz PERSON · 1× Sports+ ORG · 1× Titans ORG · 1×

Narrative

The entire defense has only one sack in two games — Carter last week on Matthew Stafford — and defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson admitted he needs to come up with something different.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-27
🔮 Could that change Sunday in the rain at MetLife Stadium when the Giants face the Titans?

Claims (26 extracted, 1 hedged)

There was so much time and effort put into chronicling how Odell Beckham Jr. was faring this spring and summer and a plethora of attention given to him making the Giants’ 53-man roster. asserted
him → be → roster
Could that change Sunday in the rain at MetLife Stadium when the Giants face the Titans? uncertain
Giants → change → Titans
Access the Giants like never before Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers. asserted
Access → access → subscribers
tRY IT NOW“I would think Sunday would be great,’’ head coach John Harbaugh said. asserted
Harbaugh → try → IT
So, I hope that happens this Sunday. asserted
that → hope → ?
It can only happen if Beckham gets on the field. asserted
Beckham → happen → field
He played 11 of the 69 snaps on offense in the season-opening victory over the Cowboys. asserted
He → play → Cowboys
He played only three of the 58 snaps in the loss to the Rams. asserted
He → play → Rams
That is 14 of the 127 snaps on offense — not enough for anyone, much less a 33-year old who missed the entire 2025 season — to make any sort of impact. asserted
who → miss → impact
Rookie Malachi Fields leads the receiver group with 97 snaps on offense, followed by Darnell Mooney (81) and Malik Nabers (79). asserted
Fields → lead → Mooney
Nabers, coming off ACL surgery, was on a snap restriction in Week 1 and he missed a few plays last week when his right shoulder popped out of the socket for a dislocation. asserted
shoulder → come → dislocation
He practiced fully this week, and his workload should not be affected. asserted
workload → practice → ?
Nabers, Fields and Mooney are all far ahead of Beckham in the pecking order, leaving few opportunities for him. asserted
Nabers → leave → him
“We’re trying to probably slowly package him in some things offensively,’’ offensive coordinator Matt Nagy said. asserted
Nagy → try → things
“So, it’s not that he’s just a backup. asserted
he → ’ → ?
There are some times when, whatever it is personnel-wise, that we have it on the game plan. asserted
we → be → plan
We just didn’t get to it. asserted
We → get → it
Or, ‘Hey, you’ve got to be ready. asserted
you → get → ?
And he knows that.’’ asserted
he → know → that
The Giants knew their edge rushers — Brian Burns, Abdul Carter and, at times, Kayvon Thibodeaux — would receive extra blocking attention with chips from running backs and tight ends. asserted
rushers → know → backs
The entire defense has only one sack in two games — Carter last week on Matthew Stafford — and defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson admitted he needs to come up with something different. asserted
he → have → something
“You’ve got to have a better chip game plan, OK, and not just always straight rush,’’ Wilson said. asserted
Wilson → get → plan
“There’s other ways that we can get to the quarterback. asserted
we → ’ → quarterback
And we have some answers, and hopefully it shows this week. asserted
it → have → answers
Brian Burns (ankle), CB Deonte Banks (calf) and S Tyler Nubin (calf) are all listed as questionable. asserted
Burns → list → ?
Burns has not missed a game with the Giants, starting 36 straight since arriving in 2024. asserted
Burns → miss → 2024
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