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Nick Schwartz

Odell Beckham Jr. sounds off after ESPN shows him kicking net during Giants days

Odell Beckham Jr. went off on ESPN for a video package the network used during its 2020 NFL Draft coverage. Before the New York Giants selected Andrew Thomas fourth overall, draft host Trey Wingo recapped the organization’s recent struggles, noting that the Giants have missed the playoffs in seven out of the last eight seasons – while leaving out that the year before that streak began, the Giants won the Super Bowl.

ESPN also showed a famous clip of former Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. kicking a net on the sidelines. Beckham Jr. reacted to the choice on Twitter, and wrote that on a night when so many positives are being celebrated, he was still cast in a negative light.

 

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