5 NFL players who should still be superstars in 2022

Former NFL superstar no. 4: Odell Beckham Jr., WR

Out of all the players on this list, Odell Beckham Jr.’s star is still shining the brightest.

Beckham is not only still in the NFL unlike some of the players on this list, but he’s also still a relatively coveted player by other teams.

At least, when he’s healthy, he will be.

Beckham skied over the Cincinnati secondary for a touchdown in the Super Bowl and even though he’s not the dominant force he once was, Beckham is still a good NFL player and can help an NFL team significantly when he’s on the field.

With that being said, why is Beckham not a $30 million per year type of receiver at this point?

Injuries have played a factor, and maybe they’re the main factor, but Beckham hasn’t been overly consistent either.

During his first three seasons in the NFL, Beckham was nearly unstoppable. In his rookie year back in 2014, Beckham caught a whopping 70 percent of passes thrown his way for over 108 yards per game.

He racked up 35 touchdowns from 2014-16, but since that 2016 season, things haven’t been the same.

He suffered an injury in 2017 that limited him to just four games.

He came back with over 1,000 receiving yards in 2018 but that would be his final year with the New York Giants. The Giants traded him to the Browns in 2019 in a blockbuster deal and Beckham was supposed to help change the culture of the Browns and turn them into a consistent winner.

Together, they did do that — for a bit.

Beckham’s stint with the Browns didn’t even last 30 games.

By the time he was done with the Browns, he was barely catching 50 percent of the targets thrown his way. That’s not entirely on him, but it became abundantly clear that Beckham wasn’t the same player we’d seen early on in New York.

At the age of 29, Davante Adams is making $28 million per season.

Beckham will be lucky to get into the double-digit figures on a one-year deal at his next destination at the same age.