Dolphins coach gives an optimistic Odell Beckham Jr. update

Mike McDaniel spoke to the media this week about Odell Beckham returning to practice.

Do you think it would be prudent to have WR Odell Beckham Jr. have another week of practice through the bye week and bring him back October 20, or is there a real possibility we could see him in uniform on Sunday

Mike: There is something to be said about today’s practice, for sure. However, I think there’s – on a team that is very motivated to win a football game, I think he’s eager to try to help do that. You kind of have to weigh – you take in the full breadth of the practice week and then make a decision. That decision, if you do go that direction, has implications you have to address within your team, and then if you do go that direction, it’s some sort of modified usage of him that you’d expect the following game there be a little uptick. Weighing that and watching the guys work together and making sure we put him in a fair position if we go in that direction.

How did WR Odell Beckham Jr. look yesterday in his first practice?

Mike: I’m being pretty measured with allowing the week to progress because it was exciting to see him operate within the offense. He did a good job yesterday, he looked good. But me, being Year Three as a head coach, I temper my excitement. I try to see how he feels and looks today after a little workload and then be responsible for the team, but it was a very positive day from that aspect for him.