At this point, it’s obvious the Odell Beckham Jr. experiment in Cleveland has failed.
The marriage between OBJ and the Browns was not meant to be and it has devastated his otherwise electric tenure in the NFL.
After the Giants selected Odell with the 12th pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
In his rookie season, Beckham had 91 receptions for 1,305 yards and 12 TDs. He was named AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and made the Pro Bowl.
Over the next two seasons, Odell continued his cornerback domination, going for 2,817 yards and 23 TDs on 197 catches. This was coupled with two more Pro Bowls and what felt like weekly appearances on every highlight reel.
But a few strange events involving Odell occurred during this time which, possibly, contributed to the Giants’ growing side-eye on the talented receiver out of LSU.
First, he tried to decapitate Panthers defensive back Josh Norman in 2015.
A year later, he was caught crying on the sidelines and then was counterattacked by a kicking net after he drew first blood on it.
Then in 2017, he, unfortunately, suffered a gruesome, season-ending ankle injury.
He returned a year later and had another Odell-like year in 2018, catching 77 passes for 1,052 yards and 6 TDs in 12 games.
That same year, the Giants rewarded him with a five-year, $95 million contract, demonstrating their faith in their star player.
Or so we thought.
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Originally posted 2021-11-01 16:00:00.
