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Feb 13, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (3) reacts after sustaining an injury against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second quarter in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports| Reuters
USA Today via Reuters
Feb 13, 2022; Inglewood, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (3) reacts after sustaining an injury against the Cincinnati Bengals during the second quarter in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports| Reuters
Odell Beckham Jr. just injured his knee in a non-contact play against the Bengals in the Super Bowl LVI. With Beckham scoring the first touchdown, the Rams were off and running. Unfortunately, the injury proved to be a hindrance. Beckham was ruled out after sustaining what appeared to be a serious injury.
In the instant, before he was about to grab a pass from Matthew Stafford, OBJ fell to the ground holding his knee. Beckham was in a lot of pain and was escorted to the locker room shortly after. The loss of OBJ was a major blow to the Los Angeles Rams, as he was an integral part of their offense. As a result, the coach will have to adjust in order to reduce the severity of the situation.
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Odell Beckham Jr suffers a knee injury… Nick Bosa blames the turf
In light of OBJ‘s injury, Nick Bosa shared a post on Twitter to support the petition ‘FlipTheTurf’. Nick captioned that artificial turf often results in injuries for players. In addition, he stated he has personally experienced the downside of the turf. Furthermore, he mentioned that the injuries that typically occur could have been avoided easily.
Every player is one play away from altering their career forever when playing on turf. I experienced the
bad side of this and it could have been avoided. Help me #FlipTheTurf to real grass with @penningtonlawn. Sign here: https://t.co/zAUcWTBDJy #penningtonpartner pic.twitter.com/NXpqC8bGMo— Nick Bosa (@nbsmallerbear) February 14, 2022
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As a matter of fact, athletes who play on artificial turf have a 58% higher risk of getting injured. Additionally, the NFL games are played on artificial turf and not on natural grass. As a result, Nick Bosa has come out in favor of the move following OBJ’s injury during Super Bowl LVI.
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OBJ has been one of the Rams‘ top receivers this season. Additionally, the Super Bowl was also an enormous deal for him. However, the injury he suffered forced him to miss the most important game of his career. Therefore, the LA Rams will surely miss him as they enter the third quarter against the Bengals. Yet, they still have some firepower in their offense, and their defense is nothing short of impressive. As a result, even without OBJ, the Cincinnati Bengals will face stiff competition from the Los Angeles Rams.
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