Vikings Add Odell Beckham Jr. to Active Roster

The Vikings are adding Beckham to their active roster before hosting the Bills on November 9. He joined Minnesota’s practice squad on October 7, after the Giants released him, and is set to make his Vikings debut against Buffalo.

Beckham was targeted once over three games with New York. He turned 34 on November 5 and had missed the entire 2025 season before making the Giants’ initial roster. In 2024, he appeared in nine games for Miami before the Dolphins released him in mid-December.

The receiver made the Pro Bowl in each of his first three NFL seasons with the Giants, later recorded a 1,000-yard season with Cleveland in 2019, and was part of Los Angeles’s championship-winning team in the 2021 campaign. He scored an early touchdown in that game against Cincinnati, then suffered an injury that kept him out for all of 2022. He has not returned to his previous level since.

Minnesota is 27th in the league in scoring and 31st in passing. Buffalo’s defense is second-worst in air-yardage defense and 27th in opponent passing touchdowns, presenting an opportunity for the Vikings’ offense as Beckham joins the roster.