Charean WilliamsNov 10, 2026
Williams writes that after releasing Odell Beckham Jr. to open a roster spot for Kirk Cousins, the Vikings will bring them back on the practice squad.
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What Charean Williams said
The Vikings will re-sign Beckham to the practice squad, according to multiple reports.
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- NBC Sports
- The piece
- Vikings release WR Odell Beckham Jr., but will re-sign him to the practice squad
- The original
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- Tell us and we will look
- SaidNov 10
- GradedNov 11
How the call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naiveOne checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
The call scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Roster Spot CallsOdell Beckham Jr.Minnesota Vikings
Odell Beckham Jr. to land on the practice squad
What happened3 weeks on a 530Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1.5difficulty=−150skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- MIN
- skill:
- −150
- player:
- Odell Beckham Jr.
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he lands on the practice squad
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1.5
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 9
- first week on the53:
- 5
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 2
Who this take is about
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