Odell Beckham Jr. impresses at Giants camp, cites LeBron James - ESPN

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. — Odell Beckham Jr. strung together his second straight strong day at practice Wednesday as he tries to revive his career.

The veteran wide receiver is trying to reinvent himself with the New York Giants — the team that drafted him a dozen years ago — after almost two years out of the NFL.

Beckham, 33, likened himself to a football version of LeBron James.

«I'm just trying to be present each and every day, and prove to myself that I am who I know I am,» he said. «Everybody likes to talk about, 'Is he going to be this, that?'

»And I'm like, 'LeBron James used to take off before the free throw line, and now if he's taking off with his foot right in front of it. He's still got a different game, but he's still playing at a high level.' I believe that I can play at a high level."

Beckham caught four passes during live drills Wednesday, including one where he beat the defender and raced down the right sideline after hauling in a pass from Jaxson Dart.

It was the second straight day Beckham worked his way into first-team reps with the Giants' second-year quarterback.

«I think it's just normal ebb and flow. He's working hard and he got some balls that came his way and he made some great plays,» Giants coach John Harbaugh said.

Beckham is part of a large group competing for a sixth or seventh wide receiver spot along with Braxton Berrios, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Dalen Cambre.

The Giants' crowded wide receiver room also includes Malik Nabers, Darius Slayton, Darnell Mooney, Calvin Austin III and rookie Malachi Fields, a third-round pick in this year's draft.

Beckham said he believes he's getting «better» every day at training camp, but not having special teams value could work against the three-time