It's gotta be KC for OBJ

It's been about 48 hours now since Odell Beckham Jr. cleared National Football League waivers after being cut loose by the Browns and he still remains a free agent.

Various reports indicate the wide receiver and his people have narrowed the field to three teams with mutual interest. In no particular order, they are Green Bay, Kansas City and New Orleans. Unless someone surreptitiously sneaks in the back door late, those are the finalists.

Each meet Beckham's main objective of joining a team with a legitimate chance of playing in the postseason, something he has done only once in his nine-year career. After perusing the chosen finalists, it seems his best chance of playing well into January lies with only one team.

After weighing all the possibilities, only one team fits the best profile for Beckham. That's because of all the quarterbacks involved, only one is good enough and tethered to his team long enough to qualify. 

That's the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes II, who has already been to two Super Bowls and is good enough and young enough at 26 to add more visits to his resumé. The very-well compensated Mahomes this season needs someone other than Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce to depend on.

But if Beckham wants to be the No. 1 guy, only the Saints qualify. Certainly not Green Bay, where Davante Adams is clearly Aaron Rodgers' top target. Another reason to eliminate the Packers is Rodgers' expected exit after this season. 

So if Beckham wants to be the top guy with the Saints now that Michael Thomas has been shut down for the season, his quarterback will be either Trevor Siemian or Taysom Hill, who take over following Jameis Winston's season-ending trip to injured reserve with a torn ACL in week eight. Don't see that happening.

So it makes the most sense for Beckham to subjugate himself -- and his ego -- for the opportunity to play with one of the bright, young quarterbacks in the NFL for at least the remainder of this season with a chance to continue his career with him by signing a long-term deal during the offseason.

But I'm still keeping an eye on that back door for someone like the New England Patriots to sneak in. That would be so Belichickian.