Landry: Beckham isn't trying to leave Browns

Odell Beckham Jr.'s future with the Cleveland Browns was thrown into doubt last week by reports that the star receiver isn't convinced he belongs with the AFC North Club.

However, Beckham's teammate and best friend, Jarvis Landry, doesn't believe his fellow wideout wants out of Cleveland.

"It's not even about trying to go somewhere else, for him," Landry, who played with Beckham at LSU, said Thursday, according to NFL.com's Kevin Patra. "He's been a leader. He's a guy that comes to work every day. He's a guy that's played through injuries. All of the things you want out of a player.

"Inside this organization he has a voice, he has a responsibility to himself to all of us to go out there and compete each and every Sunday. And he does that. So he doesn't want to leave and he's not trying to leave."

One report stated Beckham told opponents in October that their team should acquire him. The Browns faced the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, and New England Patriots that month.

Beckham has been playing through a sports hernia that will reportedly require offseason surgery. After Sunday's win against the Cincinnati Bengals, Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield made waves when he said the team's medical staff mishandled the receiver's injury.

While Beckham denied being unhappy with the Browns, a source told Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson that the Pro Bowler is "lost" in Cleveland following the trade from the New York Giants, which had "stunned him."

The 27-year-old is in the midst of his worst season as a pro. He has 59 catches for 844 yards and two touchdowns through 13 contests and hasn't recorded a 100-yard game since Week 6.

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