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EAST RUTHERFORD Kyle Lauletta Jerseys Stitched , N.J. (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr. is sick of losing and frustrated with seemingly being asked to take tests every other week by the NFL for performance-enhancers.Beckham tweeted about the tests Thursday before the Giants (0-2) practiced for Sunday’s game in Houston against the Texans (0-2).“It’s actually funny how I ‘randomly’ get tested every other week,” Beckham wrote. “Dear @NFL please stop sending these people, ur takin away from meeting times and film… thanks.”Beckham has never been suspended by the league for using a banned substance.As far as losing, Beckham hasn’t been on the field for a win since the end of the 2016 season. He was hurt in Game 5 last year, breaking his ankle against the Chargers.There are limits to the amount of times a player can be tested.Under the 2018 NFL Policy on Performance Enhancing Substances, the program is run by an independent administrator. A computer randomly picks up to 10 players a week to be tested.Players may have their urine and or blood tested a maximum of 24 times annually for reasonable cause. Offseason tests are limited to a maximum of six urine and/or blood tests per player.Once informed they have been chosen for testing, players have three hours to submit a sample.The program was set up in collective bargaining between the league and the NFL Players Association.Hours after his tweet, Beckham seemed more tolerant about the tests, which he said were for performance-enhancers.“Yeah, that’s like steroids. I’m looking big!” said the 25-year-old who recently became the NFL’s highest-paid receiver. “This is like performance-enhancing stuff. I pretty much get tested every week. I’ll just take it as a compliment.”Beckham had had an up-and-down season in returning from his injury. He had 11 catches in the opener against Jacksonville and was limited to four against Dallas this past weekend. There were long stretches against the Cowboys where he was not involved in the offense.“It’s tough Corey Ballentine Jersey Boys , but I think that’s the part where I’ve grown up the most, is just being able to stay in it and know that it’s always one play that’s right there,” said Beckham, who is averaging almost 11 yards a catch. “It’s always one play away.”While the Giants have scored 28 points in two games, Beckham thinks the offense can be potent.“I feel personally, I could score two touchdowns every game,” said Beckham, who has not scored this season. “I feel like Saquon (Barkley) could score two every game. There are other people on this team who could score every single game.“That’s over 35 points. It’s just a matter of executing it and making it happen, really. But it doesn’t seem out of reach for me in my mind, I don’t want to win 24-21. I’m trying to win 52-18 White Cody Latimer Jerseys , whatever they score.”The most recent time Beckham won a game was the regular-season finale against Washington in 2016. New York lost the playoff game to Green Bay and started last season with five straight losses. Beckham only played in four of those games, missing the season opener with an ankle injury. So he is on a personal six-game losing streak.“I don’t remember the last time I won a game was,” he said. “Maybe some cards or something, but not an NFL football game. I haven’t won one in a long time. It’s definitely not a good feeling, not something you come here to do. You don’t come here to lose, you just don’t.”NOTES: CB Eli Apple (hamstring) and LB Olivier Vernon (high ankle sprain) did not practice. It seems unlikely they will play this weekend. … LB Connor Barwin (knee) and TE Evan Engram (ankle) were both back on a limited basis and are expected to play Sunday. … Giants special teams coach Thomas McGaughey has been taking a trip to Houston for months to get cancer treatment. He plans to see his wife and children again but he won’t have much time. “Game day is game day. It’s a business trip. I just went home on Monday. It’s one of those deals, you go ahead and go play, get on the plane and go back home.” EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A year after fighting off an aggressive cancer, New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman is thankful to be alive and spirited as ever.He’s hoping the offseason moves that included the highly criticized trade of Odell Beckham Jr. will turn around a team that has made the playoffs once since 2011.Speaking on the second day of training camp Youth Evan Engram Jerseys , Gettleman said Friday the Giants have added depth and a slew of young talent to a team coming off a 5-11 season. Improvement will signal success, he said, adding change isn’t instantaneous.“It’s about getting better every day, which is what we are looking to do,” Gettleman said.The 68-year-old GM refused to address recent comments from Beckham, who said the Giants showed a lack of respect in how they informed him of the trade to Cleveland. Beckham was overseas when it happened.“Odell plays for the Cleveland Browns now and we are moving on. Wish him the best.” Gettleman said, adding he was not going to answer any questions about Beckham.He wanted to talk about his team and he did. The only time he struggled was discussing his lymphoma, which is now in remission.“A year ago I was fighting for my life,” Gettleman said.After saying the words, he stopped talking for almost 10 seconds and took a drink of water. His eyes welled.“But I am here and I am healthy and I am feisty Evan Engram Jerseys Stitched ,” he said. “Like I said at my opening presser, I come in every day to kick some (butt). I feel great.”He laughed when asked how much longer he wants to work, saying he feels like he is 10 years old and he is excited to be doing his job.Gettleman asked fans to give him and Pat Shurmur and his coaching staff credit for their experience that led to the decisions that were made. Not only the Beckham deal but the trade of linebacker Olivier Vernon to the Browns; the decision not to re-sign perennial Pro Bowl safety Landon Collins; and the drafting of quarterback Daniel Jones this spring with the sixth pick overall.“Unfortunately you can’t turn this thing on a dime,” Gettleman said. “It’s impossible. I appreciate their (the fans) passion and concern. We want to win just as badly as they do. If we don’t win, we’re looking for a new address. I would just say ‘trust.’ We are working our fannies off.”The Giants had a 3-13 record in 2017, a contentious year that saw coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese fired in early December. Gettleman was hired shortly after those moves and the team won two more games last season.Gettleman expects big things from Jones, the heir apparent to Eli Manning, the 38-year-old QB entering his 16th season.Instead of saying Jones was going to be a future star, he said the 22-year-old rookie has a big upside.The decision on when the switch will be made will come from Shurmur, Gettleman said Cody Latimer Jerseys 2019 , adding the two men talk all the time. The team does not have a plan that Jones definitely takes over if the Giants get off to such-and-such a record, he said.When the time comes for Jones to take over, he will let Manning know with dignity.“As long as you do everything the right way, that’s how you prepare yourself,” Gettleman said. “In your mind go through the things you need to go through. You do it like a pro. But there is always the human piece of it.”