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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Odell Beckham Jr. #3 warms up during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Odell Beckham Jr. #3 warms up during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Amid all this, an old video of his gesture for a rival and his sister has resurfaced. And the fans love it.
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OBJ’s gesture wins hearts
The video is from the time when Odell Beckham Jr. was playing for the New York Giants. Before a game against the San Francisco 49ers, OBJ came to know that his rival wide receiver Marquise Goodwin has a sister who is suffering from Cerebral Palsy. He went to her alongside Goodwin to cheer her up. In the video, he can be seen hugging the girl and then breaking into a dance for her.
I never want to ever hear again that Odell Beckham Jr was a cancer for the Giants. Because cancer’s in the locker room don’t do these kind of things for other people. If anything, this is all the more reason to have @obj back, to make the fans and especially, the kids, smile. pic.twitter.com/v3P5TUhdv2
— Doug Rush (@TheDougRush) November 6, 2022
The video comes amid speculations about his future. Some fans have also accused OBJ of not being a good dressing room influence. But the video might have made many reconsider their position.
A large section of fans approves of the gesture. This fan thinks OBJ would be the perfect character to fit into the Buffalo Bills.
Sounds like the kinda character guy that would fit perfect with the bills. Hell of a guy, will root for him no matter where he lands in free agency. OBJ!
— Mafia4lifeclonghi4 (@Mafia4lifeclon1) November 7, 2022
Fans really love to see this kind of stuff.
That's so cool… Love seeing this kind of stuff
— Stephen Cappelletti (@StephenCappell4) November 7, 2022
A fan wrote OBJ is not coming back to the Giants.
He’s not coming back, Giants did him dirty.. it would be the biggest mistake of his life
— jaylen williams (@jaylenw39127750) November 7, 2022
This fan has never understood why people hate OBJ.
Never understood people hating on OBJ. I feel like they started after his game against Josh Norman. Both players were heated and things like that happen at that level of competition. Love @OBJ and think he would look great along side @19problemz and @CMC_22 🔥
— K C (@420AlienSports) November 7, 2022
A fan termed the gesture by OBJ as a class act.
This was a Class act by him. I'm proud of him for thinking of others, totally awesome…
— America (@America19182907) November 7, 2022
But there are some fans who aren’t as convinced as others. This fan says both things can be true at the same time.
They can be a cancer and do nice things. I’m going to go on and believe my eyes
— Marco A. Martinez (@PursuingWisdom) November 7, 2022
The video really shows that he has a heart of gold. But where will he end up?
Career of Odell Beckham Jr.
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Odell Beckham Jr entered the NFL with the Giants. The Giants picked him up in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. OBJ quickly settled into the New York offense, winning the offensive rookie of the year award that year. He also appeared in two second-team All-Pros and three Pro Bowls during his stint in New York. He then went to sign for the Cleveland Browns in 2019.
OBJ played for the Browns till the first half of the 2021 season. The Browns then released him midway through that season, after which he signed for the Los Angeles Rams. And he won the Super Bowl playing just half a season with the team, the first of his career.
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It would have been a dream end to the season, but he tore his ACL during the Super Bowl. He became a free agent after the end of the 2021 season as a Super Bowl champion.
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