Year after year, there's always bombshell news, always great drama.
The NFL offseason never disappoints, and this year is no exception.
Little Beckham, the league's top rising star outside the quarterback position in recent years, had become the face of the new generation before Li Wei's meteoric rise. Off the field, he was drowning in endorsement deals, and for the New York Giants, he was their box office golden boy. Yet no one expected it—
The transfer happened without any warning.
Reason?
The rumor mill churned endlessly, but the most credible one suggested that the New York Giants were ready to burn it all down and rebuild from scratch, aiming to select young talent from the draft and capitalize on rookie contracts to build a competitive team.
Clearing out Little Beckham was, on one hand, to free up cap space, and on the other hand, to clean up the locker room and prepare for the rebuild.
And the most absurd and laughable part? Little Manning stayed.
