Odell Beckham Jr explains why he's not at Ravens' OTAs: ‘It’s about peaking at the right time'

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Former NFL cornerback Adam "Pac-Man" Jones recently referred to new Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. as the team’s "Ferrari."

The 30-year-old, who is still working back to 100% after tearing his ACL in Super Bowl LVI with the Los Angeles Rams, has coincidentally been using that analogy as well. However, there is a specific way he wants to drive that Ferrari in terms of the 2023 NFL season. 

It explains why he has not been present at the Ravens’ practice facility other than mandatory minicamp. 

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Odell Beckham Jr looks on during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on May 27, 2023 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)

"That’s the analogy I’ve been joking with," Beckham told Fox News Digital over the phone ahead of Fanatics’ Merch Madness event, which he was a part of with Tom Brady and DJ Khaled in Miami on Tuesday morning. "I think the excitement when I signed with Baltimore, me not being there – we have to get to the place where we understand that all that stuff (OTAs) is voluntary, and each individual has their own lives and we don’t know what’s going on with the individual and their life. 

"I joked with my people, ‘I know the Ravens just bought a Ferrari and they want to take it out on the track, but I want to take that Ferrari out on the track when we’re out in California, it’s 82 degrees with a little breeze. Not when it’s a little rainy and you can’t push it to the limit.’"

In other words, Beckham is not going to rush back to the field no matter how much he misses it. 

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