Blond Beckham is back.
Odell Beckham Jr.’s signature platinum hair color was on display Wednesday as he moved through the Giants locker room in a hurry to get to a meeting. He politely deferred an interview request until Thursday but was all smiles about his hair.
“You know what time it is,” said Beckham, who wore his natural brown hair during training camp as he battled for a spot on the 53-man roster.
Kickoff time for Giants-Cowboys is 8:20 p.m. on “Sunday Night Football.” It’s the same opponent and stage that made Beckham famous because of his one-handed over-the-head catch Nov. 23, 2014.
The Giants are paying top-dollar backup quarterback money to Jameis Winston, who agreed Sunday to a two-year, $13 million contract through 2028.
“First of all, to me, Jameis is a really good quarterback,” head coach John Harbaugh said. “I was impressed with the way he played in the preseason. Not just that, though. Everybody in the circle knows what Jameis brings to the team, right? He’s a leader, and he’s one of those guys that drives everything forward, makes everybody around him better every single day. At some point in time, everybody’s going to need to play. So, I feel very confident and very excited that he is still with us.”
All 53 members of the Giants roster practiced in full Wednesday, including WR Malik Nabers (knee), TE Theo Johnson (shoulder), DT Shelby Harris (Achilles), LT Andrew Thomas (knee) and C Bryan Hudson (knee).
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It sounds like the Giants have the Cowboys planning for a lot of different offensive packages.
“They’ve got very specific people that they do very specific things with,” head coach Brian Schottenheimer said. “[Patrick] Ricard is different than [Isaiah] Likely. Malik Nabers is different than Odell. You have to know, oh, Cam Skattebo is in the game [or] Tyrone Tracy Jr. is in the game. They do a nice job of shuffling their pieces around. We have plans for different groupings. They definitely challenge you with that.”
