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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2823898, member: 5798"] [SIZE=5]Breaking news - [/SIZE] [URL='http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16733/odell-beckham-jr']Odell Beckham Jr[/URL]. has agreed to a five-year extension with the [URL='http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/nyg/new-york-giants']New York Giants[/URL] that makes him the highest-paid wide receiver in football, a source told ESPN's Josina Anderson. [ATTACH=full]33994[/ATTACH] The three-time Pro Bowl receiver can receive a maximum $95 million over the course of the deal with $65 million in guaranteed money. The deal eclipses [URL='http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers']Pittsburgh Steelers[/URL] wide receiver [URL='http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/13934/antonio-brown']Antonio Brown[/URL]'s $17 million per year average and tops [URL='http://www.espn.com/nfl/team/_/name/tb/tampa-bay-buccaneers']Tampa Bay Buccaneers[/URL] wide receiver [URL='http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16737/mike-evans']Mike Evans[/URL]' $55 million in total guarantees. Beckham is set to make $8.5 million on the fifth-year option of his rookie contract. He has been seeking a contract extension for the better part of the past two years and was optimistic in recent weeks that a deal would work itself out. He is now under contract through 2023. [URL='http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24493217/odell-beckham-jr-agrees-record-deal-giants'][Story][/URL] [/QUOTE]