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Resurfaced Video Shows Odell Beckham Jr Has a Heart of Solid Gold

Published 11/08/2022, 5:22 AM EST

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Odell Beckham Jr. is the most sought-after free agent in the NFL right now. Multiple teams are in the race to sign the wide receiver after he won the Super Bowl last season. But there is a section of fans who believe he would not fit into the locker room of teams because of some incidents of the past.

Amid all this, an old video of his gesture for a rival and his sister has resurfaced. And the fans love it.

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.

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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.

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A large section of fans approves of the gesture. This fan thinks OBJ would be the perfect character to fit into the Buffalo Bills.

Fans really love to see this kind of stuff.

 

A fan wrote OBJ is not coming back to the Giants.

 

This fan has never understood why people hate OBJ.

 

A fan termed the gesture by OBJ as a class act.

 

But there are some fans who aren’t as convinced as others. This fan says both things can be true at the same time.

 

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.

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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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Shivam Pratap Singh

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Shivam Pratap Singh originally hails from Punjab, India. After completing his Master's degree from Jamia Millia Islamia, he joined the world of media with a stint at Opoyi. While he was there, he started to follow the NFL.
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Rohini Kottu