The Facts: Washington's surprise addition of CB Josh Norman this past week created an instant rivalry between him and Beckham, the two players whose duel in December turned ugly and led to Beckham's one-game suspension. Now that they will be scheduled to face each other twice a season, all eyes will be on the two players when they face off again. "It's not going to be a battle between Odell and Josh," Eli Manning said on Sunday. "We're not going to make that a point. It's about winning the football game, doing our job and doing it well. We'll game-plan for him just like all the other corners, but we have to be sure not to make it a bigger deal so it doesn't escalate into something that's not about football."

Diehards Line: As Newsday's Tom Rock reminded readers, the Giants had similar rhetoric last season leading up to the infamous game against Carolina. It did little to diffuse the two hot-headed players. From the opening snap of the game they were in each others’ faces, and by the third quarter flags were being thrown at Beckham for nasty launches at Norman’s head. Manning said he believes Beckham learned from that experience. “He started playing not team football,” Manning said. “He was more about himself and more about the individual battle between he and Josh. That’s not what football is about. It’s about doing what is best for the team and playing within the rules. I think he understands you can’t do that, you can’t get away with it. ..." Maybe. Beckham hasn’t completely disengaged from the spat. Last month Norman was on ESPN and had the audacity to describe Beckham as “OK.” That led to Beckham tweeting about the perceived slight and suggesting that it was Beckham’s star that provided Norman the glow of a spotlight. “That boy should thank me for all I’ve done for you!!! Your welcome tho … Lol” he posted. Norman fired back with a tweet of his own. And that was when the two had no idea they would be facing each other in 2016. Now, they’re both in the NFC East.