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Odell Beckham Jr. – October 30, 2024 Download PDF version

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

WR Odell Beckham Jr.

(In the open portion of practice, you looked healthy and explosive. Do you feel healthy and explosive right now?) – “Yeah, I am. It’s crazy because I now don’t take it – not to say I ever did – but I definitely don’t take it for granted. I’ve been through probably more than – you couldn’t name a star receiver who’s been through what I’ve been through as far as injuries and situation, like you just can’t. As far as how I feel in my body, like today was supposed to be a light day and I was out there pushing it, you know what I mean? I was out there trying to find something to get better at. I feel good. I don’t ever want to take that for granted again, even when it’s difficult. People always talk about receivers and they’re like, ‘Oh, they’re divas’ and all that (expletive) that they say, and it’s like a receiver is the most selfless person on the field. First of all, you’ve got to wait for it to be a pass play, you’ve got to wait for the o-line to block and protect, you’ve got to wait for the quarterback to throw you the ball. There’s nothing that’s really in your control. You could be open 10 times in a game and never get the ball and get thrown to you once and that might have been your only opportunity. Honestly as much as people talk about receivers, they really are some of the most selfless people on the field and that’s why it’s so crucial – we only get one hour a week. Those five chances are all I’m going to have, or however many chances you get, until the next week. I don’t really remember what the question was, but I do feel good. It’s just about finding how I can best serve my teammates and this team.”

(In a strange coincidence it’s been exactly 11 offensive snaps for you in each of the three games. Has Head Coach Mike McDaniel told you if he wants to leave you in more as you get more into action?) – “Yeah, I’m obviously sure he does, that’s why he brought me here. Again, I think a lot of it has to do with this team trying to establish, which happens in a lot of other places unless you’ve had a team that’s been together. You’re looking at Kansas City, they’ve won (three) Super Bowls, the team has been doing that for a long time. You’ve gotten new guys in here. There are so many guys who you can get the ball to. There’s three running backs, there’s three receivers, tight end – there’s only one football. So just trying to establish who we are as a team, but the time is now and like I said, I’ve played long enough to see how seasons go to watch – it’s really all about when you catch fire. I remember a Green Bay team years ago that was talking about they’ve got to win out, and I think they got all the way down to the last game and lost it. It’s just about making a run, making a run at the right time, you all coming together, because just the same way this season can go to (expletive), you could be sitting here looking at going to the playoffs and a team that’s on fire. This happened when I was in L.A., I got there, lost the entire month of November, won five straight, lost the last game, let San Francisco win and won four straight. It’s just about when you catch fire, I know we’re all waiting. I know how it is for fans as far as being impatient, but within this building, we come to work every single day. We put our best foot forward and unfortunately, we’ve came up short on the results.”

(I don’t know if you’ve ever been on the short end of a rivalry, but the Dolphins, they’ve lost like 12 out of 13 to Buffalo, and I wonder from your experience can it at times almost become as mental as physical? Or is it really just they have good players, it’s bad matchups, they’re the dominant team right now?) – “I was in L.A. and I joked with my teammates because the first game I got there, lost to San Francisco – Monday night game – they were like, ‘Man, we’re 0-6 against them’ or that was 0-5 at the time. And then we lost the very last game of the season and I didn’t know if I was going to be coming back or whatnot, but I joked with my teammates, I was like, ‘Either we’re going to be 1-6 against them this year, or y’all are going to be 0-7.’ You know what I mean? I’ve been on the short end of the rivalry. I was in New York when we didn’t beat Dallas. I know what it’s like to be the little brother or whatever, but it’s just about putting your foot down, having that mentality that there is no more. This is a Bills team that’s been to the playoffs since Josh Allen has been there. AFC Championship over and over and over. They’re obviously a very good team, so it’s just about finding ways to overcome that hurdle and that obstacle. Like I say, one of the best feelings was losing six games in a row to San Francisco over the three years and playing them in the NFC Championship and beating them and going to the Super Bowl and winning it. So I definitely know what it’s like to be on the short end of a rivalry, but I think everybody around here is tired of it and everybody has got to come to work with that mentality that this is the most important game of our season.”

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