The Facts: The Giants and Beckham have begun contract negotiations. The negotiations may not last very long. Josina Anderson of ESPN reports that the Giants have offered Beckham less than $16 million per year.

Diehards Line: As PFT's Mike Florio pointed out, if that’s the new-money average, it would put Beckham out of the top five at the position, led by Steelers WR Antonio Brown at $17 million per year. Buccaneers receiver Mike Evans comes in second at $16.5 million, Texans receiver DeAndre Hopkins makes $16.2 million, as does Rams receiver Brandin Cooks. Fifth on the list is Chiefs receiver Sammy Watkins. It’s unclear whether that’s the Giants’ final position. It’s possible that it’s an opener or something close to it, and that Beckham’s camp views it as an insult -- and has opted to leak the number to the media in order to put pressure on the team to do better. At some point, Beckham, who decided not to hold out in order to force the issue to a head now, will have to decide whether to take the best long-term offer the Giants put on the table or go year-to-year, hitting the open market after his option year at $8.5 million and two years of the franchise tag.