BEREA, Ohio -- Browns receiver Jarvis Landry tells cleveland.com that his good friend and Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. would "definitely'' want to play for the Browns.

Landry, who played with Beckham at LSU, has been lobbying for the Browns to trade for him. He said he'll continue to do so, and the two will meet up in New York on Thursday night in the preseason opener.

"If things like that are able to happen and the team can make it happen, then why not?'' Landry said of the Browns and Beckham in the aftermath of the Corey Coleman trade to Buffalo. "He definitely would be (up for it). He would be.''

Landry indicated that Beckham, one of his best friends in the league, has told him he'd want to play for the Browns.

"We've had talks,'' he said with a smile, "but at the end of the day, I want him to be happy. I want him to get what he deserves and you can't put nothing on that regardless of where it's at.

He said he talks to Beckham frequently and worked out with him a lot in the offseason. He knows that Beckham would enjoy being reunited with him and with their LSU position coach Adam Henry, who's now the Browns receivers coach.

Henry also coached Beckham with the Giants in 2016-2017 and has a great relationship with him.

Beckham also worked out with Landry, Tyrod Taylor and several of the other Browns skills players at USC in the week before training camp and has gotten to know some of them very well.

Tyrod Taylor footed the bill for Browns players to work out together in the offseason



Beckham is involved in a contract dispute with the Giants, and the two sides are currently at a standstill, according to ESPN's Josina Anderson.

Browns GM John Dorsey is friends with Giants GM Dave Gettleman and the two spent time together at the NFL owners' meetings in March when rumors swirled that the Giants might be willing to trade the disgruntled Pro Bowl receiver.

Anderson reported Monday that Beckham's agent Zeke Sandhu left New York with no extension in place after face-to-face meetings with the Giants last week.



She noted that the Giants want to pay Beckham less than the $16 million a year that Chiefs receiver Sammy Watkins makes.



Beckham, who's in camp with the Giants despite the dispute, said Saturday that he's "optimistic'' about the contract.

"I'm confident it will all work itself out,'' said Beckham. "It always does."