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Odell Beckham will have some explaining to do to his fifth head coach, Kevin Stefanski.

The new Browns coach is expected to meet Thursday with the polarizing wide receiver, a week after Beckham ignited another firestorm with his postgame antics at LSU’s championship game, in which he handed cash to players and appeared to smack a cop’s backside.

“I’m looking forward to sitting down with Odell face to face,” Stefanski told reporters Wednesday, according to Cleveland’s WKYC. “I haven’t had the chance to do that yet, and I get the chance to do that (Thursday). And at that point, that’s when I can start laying out my expectations for Odell and all of our players.”

When pressed about Beckham’s behavior specifically, Stefanski made it clear he plans to discuss it and  “lay out our expectations for our guys and how we want them to conduct themselves.”

After Beckham’s alleged locker-room encounter with the officer, an arrest warrant was issued for the three-time Pro Bowler. The cop later declined to press charges.

On Tuesday, Beckham’s roller coaster of an offseason continued as he underwent surgery to repair a core muscle, which hindered his first year in Cleveland. Except for 2017, in which he played four games, Beckham’s output — 74 catches, 1,035 yards and four touchdowns — was a step down from what he accomplished yearly on the Giants.

Beckham has already played under Tom Coughlin, Ben McAdoo and Pat Shurmur with the Giants and Freddie Kitchens with the Browns.

Stefanski replaces Kitchens, who was fired in December after a 6-10 season. Kitchens may join the Giants’ coaching staff under pal Joe Judge.

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