Bill Belichick may be partially responsible for keeping Odell Beckham Jr. with the Giants.

As the Giants surveyed the trade market for their top wide receiver last year, former quarterback/current broadcaster Chris Simms says that the Patriots most aggressively pursued a deal, and it was their interest in acquiring Beckham that prompted the Giants to get “cold feet” over dealing the star.

“The Giants were going to trade him, and I think they were really looking, and listening, to all offers,” Simms said Monday on “PFT Live.” “It was really close … [but] I think the Giants got cold feet and said, ‘Wait, New England wants him? Uh-oh. Maybe he’s better than we thought. Maybe we should just keep him on our own instead of him being thrown in our face and going to win a Super Bowl with the Pats.’”

The Patriots ended up trading for troubled Browns receiver Josh Gordon, who left the team in December. Turns out Belichick and Tom Brady didn’t need a deep threat to win another ring.

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