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whether or not the wide receiver will participate." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:Odell Beckham Jr. returns to ClevelandTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Jason Miller/Getty ImagesOur long national nightmare is over as Odell Beckham Jr. has returned to Cleveland.Well , technically, he returned to team headquarters in Berea on Monday. Befitting a team built for the social media age, Beckham was spotted in the locker room at the team’s facility during a live Instagram video posted by wide receiver Antonio Callaway.It is the first time that Beckham has been spotted at team HQ since his introductory press conference on April 1. That absence during the early stages of the offseason workout programs have caused a fair amount of agita for some, but it is also a part of the modern NFL, where players can skip the voluntary portion of the workouts. The Browns are back for the start of Organized Team Activities, a series of 10 practices over a three-week period where players go against each other in drills without pads or contact. The first OTA session runs Tuesday through Thursday of this week, with Wednesday’s session being open to the media. If Beckham is not spotted on the field that day , the panic meter in some corners of Browns Town will ratchet up even higher. Of course, this week’s OTA sessions, as well as the ones that will take place May 21-23 and May 28-31 are all voluntary, per the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union. So if Beckham does not want to workout with the team, their continues to be nothing that general manager John Dorsey or head coach Freddie Kitchens can do about it.After OTAs come to a completion, the Browns will hold a mandatory minicamp from June 4 through June 6. Beckham will most certainly be there for the final team activities before the start of training camp later in the summer. It looks like Odell Beckham Jr. is going to show up for Browns events early, and not so often.According to Mary Kay Cabot of the , Beckham’s only day of attendance for the voluntary OTAs was last week, as he’s been at that one day of the five held so far. But he’s one ahead of running back Duke Johnson, who hasn’t shown for any of them after requesting a trade. Wednesday marked the halfway point, with five of the 10 sessions in the books.Beckham also came for the first day of the voluntary offseason program and then returned to Los Angeles, where he lives in the offseason.The Browns also practiced without defensive ends Myles Garrett and Olivier Vernon, and wide receivers Jarvis Landry and Antonio Callaway Wednesday. They’ve been around most of the time, and Landry is nursing a minor injury.The Browns have tried to keep things positive about Beckham’s attendance , with coach Freddie Kitchens saying it was important for Beckham to be mentally ready for the season, and quarterback Baker Mayfield insisting Beckham would be ready when it matters in the fall.“I have never disputed the fact that it is not important for him to be here, but it is also also important for him to be mentally ready to be here,’’ Kitchens said. “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.’’The Browns have a mandatory minicamp June 4-6 , and they expect everyone on hand then. That includes Johnson, who the team has steadfastly said they’re not trading.