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Pat Shurmur says he has “no reservations” putting Odell Beckham Jr. into live drills that include some contact as veterans reported Wednesday to training camp. This does not mean Beckham, coming off surgery to repair a fractured left ankle, will be turned completely loose once practice starts Thursday.

“We feel like he’s on track,” Shurmur said after the rookies, quarterbacks and select veterans practiced inside the field house. “With all players coming back from injury, we just have to be smart about how much we give him as we go forward.

“I anticipate that he’ll be here and ready to go. Really, as we go forward, he’s coming back from injury, right? So we’re gonna continue to be smart about how much we give him starting out.”

Beckham will get his work in, but the Giants will not overwork him, especially this early in the summer preparation.

“As I mentioned, it’s all about football and it’s all about getting our guys ready to play Jacksonville and beyond,” Shurmur said, “and so as we go through this process here getting ready for that, we’ll give him what he needs.”

Beckham arrives seeking a multi-year contract extension, a financial concern the new head coach will not delve into.

“The focus to me is to keep the players thinking about football,” Shurmur said. “That’s really not a question for me at this point.”

News surfaced Tuesday with additional information involved in a $15 million lawsuit filed against Beckham back in March, alleging he offered money for sex with a woman and that Beckham had an employee attack the man filing the lawsuit at Beckham’s Beverly Hills house.

“We’re aware of what’s going on,” Shurmur said. “It’s a lawsuit type deal, so I wouldn’t comment on it.”

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