Odell Beckham Jr.

Odell Beckham Jr.: Biography in Details

Who is Odell Beckham Jr.?

Odell Beckham Jr.: Professional Life, Career

Beckham was a letterman in basketball, football, and track in high school.

In football, for the Greenies football team he played quarterback, wide receiver, running back, and cornerback. He added three more scores on the ground as a junior.

He also caught 45 passes for 743 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Beckham lifts in 50 catches for 1,010 yards and 19 touchdowns, as a senior, and becomes the second player in school history to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season, with Cooper Manning.

In 2011, As a true freshman at LSU, Beckham started nine of 14 games. on September 3, 2011, he made his collegiate debut against the Oregon Ducks.

He broke the 2012 BCS National Championship Game playing for the LSU Tigers. Beckham debuted the rookie record for the most average receiving yards per game by recording more than 75 receptions, 1,100 yards, and ten touchdowns in a rookie season.

He rose to fame when he made a one-handed touchdown catch whilst falling backward in a game against the Dallas Cowboys, which many pundits and athletes called the greatest catch ever made during Week 12 of his first season.

In 2014, he was selected by the New York Giants with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.  He was the third wide acceptor to be selected that year.

On May 19, 2014, he signed a contract with the Giants.

Career from 2015

Odell Beckham Jr. broke the 2012 BCS National Championship Game playing for the LSU Tigers in his first year and won the Paul Hornung Award following his junior season in 2013.

In his first season with the New York Giants, despite removed from the first four games of the season due to injury, he broke numerous NFL rookie receiving records.

The NFL Disciplinary Committee dangling Beckham one game without pay for multiple violations of safety-related playing rules on December 21, 2015.

He entered the 2016 season with a new head coach, Ben McAdoo after Tom Coughlin resigned from his position as the Giants’ head coach.

Beckham was fined $12,154 for a dance-celebration during Week 1 against the Cowboys on September 17.

The Giants exercised Beckham’s fifth-year option on April 24, 2017.

He Plagued with an ankle injury, missed the first week, but returned in Week 2 against the Detroit Lions, finishing with 36 receiving yards as the Giants lost 10–24.

Beckham signed a five-year, $95 million contract extension with the Giants with $41 million fully guaranteed with a total of $65 million in guarantees on August 27, 2018.

In  2019, Odell Beckham Jr. was ranked 23rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players.

Awards, Nominations

In 2013, Beckham was named the winner of the Paul Hornung Award, presented annually to the most versatile player in major college football.

He was also awarded the 2014 Pro Football Writers Association Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.

There is no more information about his awards and nominations.

How much is the net worth of Odell Beckham Jr.?

As of 2023, Odell’s net worth is approximately $25 million dollars.

His salary is $1.5 million.

It was announced that he had agreed to a five-year contract extension with the New York Giants, which is worth $95 million with about $65 million in guaranteed money on August 27, 2018.

This makes him the NFL’s best-paid wide receiver. He has a good worth through football.

Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Odell  Gets Real While Addressing Rumors that he’s gay.

Odell Addresses Gay Rumors ‘It Was Almost Funnier To Me’ & Blackish For Dating White Women.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Odell Beckham Jr. stands at a height of 5 ft. 11 in. and weight of 90 kg.

His eyes are dark brown in color and his hair is Dyed blonde in color.

Beckham’s chest size is 45 in, arms size is 15.5 in, and waist size of 36.5 in.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Odell Beckham Jr. is active in social media.

He has over 1,473,918  followers on Facebook, 13.5 million followers on Instagram, and 24 followers on Twitter.

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