The Facts: Beckham is not at the Browns voluntary minicamp, which began today, a league source told Plain Dealer staffer Mary Kay Cabot.
Diehards Line:
It remains to be seen if he’ll show for any of the three-day camp. Beckham has been working out in Los Angeles, and posted an Instagram story presumably from there on Monday night. The minicamp, which is closed to the media, is the extra one afforded to new head coaches, and includes 11-on-11 drills with no pads or contact. Teams with returning head coaches can’t pit the offense vs. the defense until the final four weeks of the nine-week program. Beckham showed up for the first day of the voluntary offseason program and his introductory press conference on April 1, but has been working out on his own ever since, which is typical for him. HC Freddie Kitchens said on April 1st that he wouldn’t hold it against Beckham for not participating fully in the program, and applauded him for showing up the first day despite his life being turned upside down two weeks early with the trade.