The Minnesota Vikings are adding a familiar name to the mix as they try to keep their early-season roll going.
Despite sitting at 4-0, the Vikings are bringing veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. onto the practice squad, a move the team announced early Tuesday. Minnesota is also signing receiver Jeshuan Jones to the practice squad.
Beckham is slated to wear No. 9.
Beckham arrives in Minnesota with a long NFL résumé and plenty of name recognition. He opened the 2026 season with the New York Giants in what was his 11th season, and his career has already included a 2014 AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award and Pro Bowl selections in each of his first three seasons.
His production has dropped in recent years after stops with the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens and Miami Dolphins. Through 122 career games, including 97 starts, Beckham has seen it all.
The Vikings, meanwhile, are looking for more juice on offense even while their record says everything is going right. Minnesota beat the Miami Dolphins 15-10 on Sunday at U.S.
Bank Stadium to improve to 4-0, but the win came without an offensive touchdown. All 15 points came on five Will Reichard field goals.
Kyler Murray finished 27-of-37 for 247 yards and was sacked four times, getting sharper as the game wore on. The defense carried a heavy load, limiting Miami to 198 total yards, forcing one turnover and sacking Malik Willis twice.
Minnesota’s start includes wins over the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dolphins. The Vikings are the first team since the 1923 Chicago Cardinals to begin a season 4-0, and they’ve done it while posting multiple games without an offensive touchdown. That includes their Week 2 win over the Bears, a 9-3 game decided by three Reichard field goals.
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