Jay Glazer of Fox Sports is reporting that the New York Giants have fined star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. over his comments to ESPN’s Josina Anderson last week. Just reported on Thursday Night Football on @NFLonFOX that the Giants fined Odell Beckham Jr for his comments last week. — Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) October 11, 2018 Those comments, that Beckham wanted his teammates to match his energy and passion, that he wasn't happy with the check down-happy offense, and what some considered an attack at Eli Manning drew sharp criticism over the last few days. Head coach Pat Shurmur said after the game that the matter had been handled internally. He even made a rare showing of emotion to reporters when pressed on the issue in the post-game press conference. We will see if the matter is truly in the past or if there will be any residual impacts.<doc-sep>Odell Beckham Jr. and the New York Giants handled his controversial comments from last Sunday's ESPN interview behind the scenes. According to FOX Sports Insider Jay Glazer, the Giants fined Beckham for his comments. Beckham's comments about Giants quarterback Eli Manning, the offensive play calling and his lack of targets from an ESPN interview he did with Josina Anderson and Lil Wayne last Sunday have since gone viral. Head coach Pat Shurmur made it clear the team has moved past them and they certainly played like a cohesive unit last Sunday in their 33-31 loss to the Carolina Panthers. However, Shurmur also made it clear he was not pleased with what Beckham said and how he went about it. The Giants showed signs of HEART and the offense finally eclipsed 30, but now they look to steal a key divisional win vs. the hated Eagles this Thursday night, don't miss any of the updates, take a second to sign up for our FREE Giants newsletter! Beckham believes that the result of his comments actually helped bring the team closer together. "I don't regret anything. I don't regret anything that I said," Beckham said to Giants reporters after the game. "If it took that for us to come together as a team like we did today, I can take that every single time. I spoke to the team just to kind of relay the message that sometimes stuff comes off the wrong way. Words can be portrayed in any kind of light. The conversation is between us. But the way we responded as a team to what was said, I felt like it would've been too easy after what was said, and after what I said to them, for us to come in here and have heart, energy and all that stuff. Grit, whatever the words you want to use for that, we had it, and we came up short, but I'm proud of this team, and this is the team that we are going to be for the rest of the season. Like I said, if it took that to get us going, I can take that." Beckham is new to this role as a leader on the Giants football team and he is learning on the go. "I'm trying to be a leader, I'm in a position I've never been in, I'm trying to grow, I'm learning on the way, on the fly, but I'm proud of where we went. We gave it our all, we came against adversity, calls here and there, we can never rely on the referees to win the game, but there was calls here and there, and we can never rely on the refs, but there were calls here and there that were questionable, or this and that, but we kept fighting, kept fighting, and kept fighting. That's all I could ask for." Beckham also addressed a report from Glazer that dropped last Sunday and suggested Shurmur was "livid" with him after the ESPN comments were leaked. Earlier, during his post-game presser, Shurmur vehemently denied this report. "I don't think that happened -- it's a report -- I don't think that happened," Beckham said. The Giants will put this behind them and march on.<doc-sep>Odell Beckham Jr.’s mouth got him plenty of attention this past week — and it also cost him some money. The Giants fined him an undisclosed amount, The Post confirmed via an NFL source, for his comments in an ESPN interview that left the coaching staff, the front office and ownership upset with the star receiver. Beckham then had a quiet game in Thursday night’s 34-13 loss to the Eagles catching just six passes for 44 yards. Beckham, seated next to rapper Lil Wayne in the interview that bothered the Giants, made several remarks the Big Blue considered to be not in the best interests of the team. Beckham did not outwardly support Eli Manning, seemed to question coach Pat Shurmur’s offense and would not even say he was happy to be playing for the Giants. After the Giants signed Beckham to a $95 million contract extension, the expectation was Beckham would keep any unrest he felt in-house. LB Olivier Vernon, who missed the Giants’ first five games with a high ankle sprain, played Thursday for the first time this season and went to work in the first half on Eagles left tackle Jason Peters. Peters left in the second half with a biceps injury and Vernon got his first sack of the season in the third quarter. Vernon left the field with cramping early in the fourth quarter, but was able to return. “It felt great to be back, just gotta get my legs back,’’ Vernon said. “Was expecting a win. Didn’t really go our way, but just gotta recover.” Saquon Barkley’s 55-yard catch-and-run in the second quarter put him over 100 total yards for the sixth consecutive game. Barkley joined the Chiefs’ Kareem Hunt as the only players in NFL history with at least 100 total yards in their first six career games. LB Ray-Ray Armstrong was forced out early in the third quarter with a concussion. … WR Cody Latimer (hamstring) also did not finish the game. … CB Antonio Hamilton left the game in the third quarter with an illness. TE Rhett Ellison came out of the loss in Carolina with a foot injury and was listed as questionable. The short week did not help him and he was one of the Giants’ inactives. With Evan Engram missing his third consecutive game, the Giants were down to the last two tight ends on the roster: Scott Simonson and rookie Garrett Dickerson. Offensive lineman Spencer Pulley received snaps as a tackle-eligible. LB Nate Stupar got his first extensive work on defense, playing alongside Alec Ogletree on the inside. The Giants have the weekend off, and Shurmur will take advantage of the break by heading to Nashville to see his son play for Vanderbilt. Kyle Shurmur is a senior quarterback for the Commodores. Vanderbilt (3-3) faces Florida (5-1) Saturday afternoon. This will be the first time Pat Shurmur will see his son play in person since Nov. 25, 2017, when Vanderbilt beat Tennessee 42-24 in Knoxville.<doc-sep>Getty Images Odell Beckham‘s interview last week was a costly one. Beckham, the Giants wide receiver who made controversial comments about his team last week, was fined by the Giants this week, according to Jay Glazer of FOX Sports. In the interview, with Josina Anderson on ESPN, Beckham said “I don’t know” when asked if the Giants have a problem at quarterback with Eli Manning, and said, “That’s a tough question” when asked if he’s happy in New York. The team reportedly was not happy with Beckham, as reports have indicated that coaches, players and the front office have all told Beckham that he should keep any issues with the team in house.‏ The Giants signed Beckham to a huge new contract this year, so he can afford to say what’s on his mind. Even if this time it cost him.<doc-sep>
The Giants were so unhappy with some of the comments made by Odell Beckham during a recent ESPN interview that the team decided to punish him for it. According to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, Beckham was fined an undisclosed amount by the team. If the Giants are hoping to mend things with their star receiver, that's probably not going to help. Although it's not clear what specific comments Beckham is being fined for, there are definitely two strong candidates. For one, Beckham basically threw Eli Manning under the bus when he was asked if the Giants have an issue at quarterback. "I don't know," Beckham said when asked if Manning is an issue. "Like I said, I feel like he's not going to get out the pocket. He's not -- we know Eli's not running it. But is it a matter of time issue? Can he still throw it, yeah, but it's been pretty safe and it's been, you know ... cool catching shallow [routes] and trying to take it to the house. But I'm, you know, I want to go over the top of somebody." No matter how they feel about their quarterback, most receivers would probably answer this question with a simple "We don't have any issues. I love our quarterback." However, that's not the route Beckham decided to go. Beckham also raised some eyebrows with his answer when he was asked if he was happy in New York. "It's a tough question," Beckham said. "Obviously, I love, I love seeing the sunshine all the time. I love being in L.A. I just like that atmosphere, but this is where I'm at. I remember before games, I used to get that. I used to get butterflies, like good butterflies. I was anxious. And now when I step on the field, it's something completely different. It's not butterflies." In the end, Beckham did say he wants to be in New York, but he didn't sound thrilled about it. "It's like I want to be here, like I've been waiting to get here this whole time," Beckham said. "I feel like a caged animal who gets this -- it's my 60 minutes of playtime. I can play with other people. We can play nice, or we don't have to play nice. But I get to play, and I get to do all this. This is my time to be out of the cage. If somebody's messing with me during my time to be out of the cage, like, it's going to be a problem." The Giants probably felt the need to fine Beckham because he basically blindsided them with the interview. According to Pro Football Talk, Beckham didn't let the team know that he was going to do it. Although Beckham reportedly apologized for his comments on Saturday night, most players in the locker room reportedly weren't even aware of what he was apologizing for since the interview didn't air until Sunday morning.