Giants' Shurmur: OBJ medically cleared, neither side worried about contract

New York Giants head coach Pat Shurmur announced Tuesday that wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is doing well and has been "cleared to practice," according to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY.

The 25-year-old had been recovering from the ankle injury that ended his 2017 season in Week 5.

Beckham attended the first day of the team's mandatory minicamp. The Giants are hopeful he'll participate in some team drills during the week, but his preference is to avoid team reps as part of his reconditioning process, a source told Josina Anderson of ESPN.

Shurmur added that the receiver's absence from team drills has nothing to do with his contract situation, stating: "I'm not worried about it and neither is he."

Beckham enters the 2018 season on the fifth-year option of his rookie contract at a cap hit of $8.459 million, according to Over The Cap. It was reported in late March that the star receiver wouldn't set foot on the field without an extension.