Odell Beckham Jr. Recalls The Yacht Photo & His Biggest Regret

The renowned wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who is presently with the Baltimore Ravens, recently came forth regarding the controversial boat photo that surfaced in 2017 while he was with the New York Giants.

Odell Beckham Jr. Recalls The Yacht Photo & His Biggest Regret

The picture, which showed Beckham and his teammates on a Miami yacht, caused a lot of controversy and tarnished the subsequent playoff matchup with the Green Bay Packers.

After the team’s season-ending triumph, Beckham disclosed that the journey to Miami was an unforeseen diversion. Before taking on the Packers in the postseason, the squad had planned to celebrate the New Year together. But an unanticipated delay brought them to the afterparty when the infamous picture was shot.

Beckham and his former Giants teammates, Sterling Shepard and Victor Cruz, were pictured on a yacht after defeating the Washington Redskins (now known as the Washington Commanders) to close the season.

Following that Dec. 31 victory, the Giants were headed for the postseason. Beckham stated that he and his teammates simply wanted to enjoy the new year and release some steam before their wild-card showdown with the Packers, which resulted in a dismal 38-13 loss.

Before the big game, Beckham expressed contrition for the event, saying it caused an unwelcome diversion, sapped the team’s spirit, and damaged his own confidence.

“All of the boys are on a high,” Beckham said during an appearance on the latest installment of the “Punch Line” podcast, hosted by his teammate Marlon Humphrey. “It’s New Year’s that night. You’re gonna go celebrate, whether you’re going out in New York or Miami. We decided we were gonna fly down there, have a good little night, hop back on the plane and get out of there, no problem.

“.. The night happens. We’re calling the pilots, something is going on, the flight’s going to be delayed until 6 a.m. now.

“.. So we end up going to an afterparty where there was Trey Songz there, Justin Bieber. We were just kicking it… chilling. This was a house that was on the water. A boat ends up coming out there out there… I’m like, ‘… We’ll go out there and then come back in.’”

“If you look at the picture now that I tell you the story, you could tell that no one on that boat thought that his picture would be posted before going to the playoffs,” he said.

“The sun is beaming on you, your shirt’s off. We’re on no sleep, we’re tired, we’re ready to go home, We’ve been ready to go home. We already had our night, we did what we needed to do.

“… It’s an unforeseen thing that was going on… There is no way I thought this picture would ever be taken, posted, nor did I want to take the picture. I also feel like a picture can illustrate a moment, a lot of words, but it could not illustrate what was actually going on at the time.”

“Looking back in hindsight, was it the best decision to even enjoy yourself on New Year’s or have a night out? No.”

“When the picture came out the energy — I’m a huge energy person… everybody around me, even in my own self, I felt like we had lost.

“My biggest regret about all of that is that incident allowed that to happen. Not that I went and had a good time on New Year’s. It’s that I put myself in a situation where this story could be used to create a distraction from what’s really going on.”

Beckham emphasized that despite the obstacles, he has changed a lot since the event. Since then, he’s had three major life transitions, become a parent, and won a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams. Beckham’s trajectory since the controversial photo demonstrates the athlete’s tenacity and determination.

What was OBJ best season?

obj best season
NAME SEASON REC YDS
Odell Beckham 2014 1,305
Odell Beckham 2015 1,450
Odell Beckham 2016 1,367
Odell Beckham 2017 302

How many Mvps has OBJ won?

Odell Beckham has not won the MVP award in his career.
NAME SEASON MVP
Odell Beckham 2019 0
Odell Beckham 2020 0
Odell Beckham 2021 0
Odell Beckham 2023 0

How many rings does OBJ have?

1 championship
Odell Beckham has won 1 championship in his career.

 

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