Odell Beckham reflects on Giants tenure before Super Bowl 2022: ‘Greatest years of my life’

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Odell Beckham Jr. was so good when he broke in with the Giants that it appeared like a match made in soccer heaven; an ideal pairing of participant, franchise and metropolis to face the check of time.

It didn't final, for quite a lot of causes, and blame might be shared by Beckham and the group for not making it work. 5 years was the length of this relationship, from the choice of Beckham with the No. 12 choose within the 2014 NFL Draft to when he was traded away to the Browns.

Beckham pressured his approach out of Cleveland earlier this season and he's the place he desires to be, with the Rams, making it to Tremendous Bowl 2022 – his first large recreation eight years into his profession.

It won't finish with the Giants, however it did begin there.

Odell Beckham with the Giants in 2018
Odell Beckham with the Giants in 2018
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“These are among the biggest years of my life,” Beckham mentioned. “To a spot that gave me a house from the beginning and if there’s something that I may look again on and want was totally different, it might be that I'd be having this similar alternative with them, or not having the shedding seasons and simply being a part of a profitable tradition and group. 

“As a result of I wished that for New York simply as unhealthy as anyone. This, to me, feels prefer it’s for everyone in my profession, simply being precisely the place I’m at now with the chance to win a Tremendous Bowl. Simply wish to take full benefit of it.”


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Beckham in 59 video games for the Giants had 390 receptions for five,476 yards and 44 touchdowns. A fractured ankle slowed him down, and he performed in solely 4 video games in 2017. With the Browns, a torn ACL restricted him to seven video games in 2020 and took one other toll on his decrease physique. He had 27 catches for 305 yards and 5 touchdowns in eight video games for the Rams within the common season and has come on sturdy within the playoffs, with 19 receptions for 236 yards and one landing in three video games.

He won't be precisely what he was, however Beckham is exhibiting he has loads extra to supply an offense.

Odell Beckham makes his famous catch with the Giants
Odell Beckham makes his well-known one-handed catch with the Giants
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Odell Beckham with the Giants in 2014
Odell Beckham with the Giants in 2014
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“I at all times speak in regards to the LeBrons, the Jordans,” Beckham mentioned. “LeBron at 37 years previous, is he the identical man he was at 26, 27? Sure and no, what I imply? His recreation has developed, however does he nonetheless bounce a 50-inch vertical? I don’t know. It may very well be 49. I could bounce one inch shorter, however I do know much more [about the] recreation and have much more expertise. I really feel like I’m able to enjoying at a excessive degree. I can’t actually evaluate if I’m nonetheless the identical or something like that. I simply know that I've the flexibility to play now.”

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