Odell Beckham Jr. isn’t one to hold back when it comes to his feeling towards the New York Giants.
The now Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is once again speaking out about his former team and the way it makes him feel. Read on to get the tea from Odell Beckham Jr. himself…
CelebNSports247.com reports that Odell Beckham Jr. spoke to Sports Illustrated and on Tuesday, the magazine released their cover story online, in which Beckham addresses his trade from the Giants to Cleveland.
Odell Beckham Jr. expressed some displeasure in regards to how it all went down in the past, but this time he went a step further with SI.
In a new interview, OBJ accused the Giants of sending him to Cleveland out of spite and nothing more [via TBL]
This is not the first time that Odell has felt disrespected by the NY Giants, the 5′ 11″ 198 lbs 26-year-old Baton Rouge, LA native says:
In a situation like his, Beckham says, a star player will often get a chance to discuss his preferred trade destinations. But he was never asked. In fact, he claims to know that the Giants received better offers and still chose to send him to Cleveland, out of spite, hoping to stain his career with the enduring stigma that comes with playing for the Browns. “This wasn’t no business move,” he says. “This was personal. They thought they’d send me here to die.” (The Giants declined to comment on Beckham’s exit.)
While there was a stigma surrounding the Browns, it sounds like it’s all about to change. Now the big question is this, did the Giants take out Odell over a personal vendetta against such a controversial player?
Beckham previously said “nobody knows what it’s like to be me,” and now he is speaking of his famous because the Giants new he was the golden ticket to fill stadiums. He instantly one of the most marketable players in the league—good-looking and charismatic, with a trademark two-toned faux-hawk, infectious smile and dance moves kids would emulate.
He adds with instant fame comes instant and scorching criticism.
Odell says:
I was talked about as if I was a celebrity who had the luxury of playing football. It got to the point where it wasn’t really about football anymore. It was politics.
Which is why he has come to the conclusion that his emotional outbursts—whether fighting cornerback Josh Norman overshadowed his his exceptional plays on the field. He also feels he was overly criticized by the New York media and constrained in so many ways by the Giants.
OBJ points out:
They built something that they now wanted to control…and there is no need to try to control it.