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Odell Beckham Jr. took to Twitter to go off on the Giants organization as well as New York general manager Dave Gettleman and coach Pat Shurmur and fought back against the notion he’s a locker room problem.
Things started after someone tweeted Beckham a story by HotNewHipHop with the headline “Giants GM Claims ‘Culture Problem’ Led To Odell Beckham Jr. Trade.” In the piece, Gettleman seemed to make allusions that culture problems in New York’s locker room have been eliminated since Beckham was shipped to the Cleveland Browns for first- and third-round picks and safety Jabrill Peppers last month.
“This was by far one of the funniest things I’ve seen today!” Beckham wrote in response to the headline. He added:
Ask any one of my teammates of who I was as a teammates and a man and a person…. yes I’m cancer to a place that’s ok wit losing because I want to win that BADDD. Ur absolutely correct !
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) April 23, 2019
Beckham also responded to Gettleman saying on multiple occasions that the Giants didn’t sign the talented wide receiver just to turn around and trade him.
“We didn’t sign him to trade him…” you don’t get married to get a divorce … I tried my best , the situation I had been in since I got there never changed … we were still losing. PERIOD… money doesn’t bring happiness brotha… remember that
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) April 23, 2019
It does say in the NFL rulebook that ur not allowed to cry and have passion when uve dedicated ur entire life to ur dreams. Lol holla at me when u kno what it’s like to put ur all into somethin and not be satisfied wit mediocracy!
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) April 22, 2019
He also explained that it wasn’t his choice to not be on the sidelines while injured, it was Shurmur’s.
Ask the coach …. I beggged him to go to each and every one of those games actually for my teamatws and to be on the sideline for the home games… he told me “No”…. anything else sir. (That’s to whoever tweeted askin why I didn’t travel while I was hurt….) next
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) April 23, 2019
After he was (mostly) done tweeting about the Giants, Beckham expressed how happy he is to be in Cleveland with the Browns.
Im not upset in ANY way about where I landed. But outta respect what they did , was crazy! And beyond disrespectful ! I wanted nothin but the best for NY. But on to a new chapter…. ITS LIFE
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) April 22, 2019
Cleveland is my home now. Trust me I’m comin wit a bag fulll of energy, I want to win. Period. Im right where God wanted me to be. Let’s have some fun!
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) April 23, 2019
What u don’t understand !!!!!! I’ve never been in a place so happy in my life, my soul, my spirit, is at an all time high!! Say what u want, there is NOOOO bringin me down .. PERIOD
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) April 23, 2019
At the end of the rant, Beckham defended his right to go on one and go on the offensive against his largely anonymous detractors on Twitter.
“That’s alllll, damn when I wanna voice my opinion (like everybody else can do) and back myself up its a problem,” he wrote. “Like im suppose to get walked over forever! ‘Shut up n dribble’ no sir not me.”
He then had one more thing to say:
My mommma said leave me alone y’all ruinin her bday 😂😂😂
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) April 23, 2019
The Browns and Giants don’t have a game against each other in 2019.
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