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  April 8, 2023 10:45 AM EDT

  As the install their offense under new coach Freddie Kitchens and new offensive Lenny Dykstra Jersey coordinator Todd Monken at voluntary OTAs, they've been forced to do so without their best skill-position player, wide receiver . According to Cleveland.com, Beckham has attended only one of nine OTAs, which isn't what the Browns expected of him, in addition to skipping the team's voluntary three-day extra minicamp.Beckham's absence has finally been called into question by his coach. On Thursday, one day before the team's final OTA, ""I just want to see him," Kitchens said, per Cleveland.com.And then , who is working his way back from an injury that is Monken called it "a challenge for our quarterbacks.""You do what you can," Monken said, per Cleveland.com. "The most important part is we have a vast majority of our guys here. In terms of your installs, what we're doing offensively, our calls and our adjustments receiver-wise, it's obviously a challenge for our quarterbacks in terms of the receiving corps that are out there, but that's part of the deal. It's their job to make them right." Just to reiterate, the se sions are voluntary. Beckham is not required to be there. He's hardly the only player to skip voluntary OTAs. Even has the past two years, which certainly appears to go against Steven Matz Jersey the ' "No Days Off" mantra. Beckham also isn't the only newcomer around the NFL to skip voluntary OTAs, as has done Jeurys Familia Jersey with the Jets.The Browns still have all of minicamp, training camp, and the preseason to master their new-look offense with Beckham. Provided he stays healthy, Beckham should remain one of the league's best receivers and the team's primary playmaker. Nobody should overreact to comments made by Kitchens at the end of May; it probably won't matter come September. Kitchens has previously indicated that while he wishes Beckham was with the team, he understands why he isn't."I have never disputed the fact that it's not important for him to be here, but it's also also important for him to be mentally ready to be here," Kitchens said last week. "I'm not giving him an out by any stretch of imagination, and nobody here knows the conversations that Odell and I have. I'm just saying it is better for him to be here when he can present his best self -- emotionally, physically, everything.'' All that said, it is understandable why Kitchens could be irked. All coaches want their players to practice, especially the newcomers. Given the player that's mi sing is Beckham, who the considered to be enough of a distraction to Tom Seaver Jersey le s than a year after , it's going to draw headlines. But that doesn't mean it's going to have a significant impact during the season.As second-year quarterback said during the first week of OTAs, Beckham's been in the league a long time. By now, he's developed a routine that works, evidenced by a resume that includes 5,476 yards and 44 touchdowns in five seasons."You let a guy like that be him," Mayfield said. "Everybody has their routine. Stick to what is working, and for him, obviously, it's been working for a while. He's going to do what Asdrubal Cabrera Jersey he's going to do. You have to trust that he is going to be there when it matters, and we know who he is."