Odell Beckham, Jr. is injured and New York Giants fans have feelings
The New York Giants have no wide receivers and Giants Twitter is not coping well.
Sunday was not a good day for Giants fans. First, fans lost Brandon Marshall and Sterling Shepard to injuries early in their game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Then, they went through the usual ringer of Odell Beckham, Jr. feelings — handwringing over fragile concepts of masculinity, rejoicing over a run, more handwringing over an end zone celebration — but it ended on a decidedly upsetting note. In the fourth quarter, Beckham bent his ankle and he was almost immediately carted off.
Early reports suggest Beckham, Jr. could be out for the season. And the Giants went on to lose the game. So, yeah, not a good day for Giants fans.
For the most part, Twitter seems to be sharing an appropriately morose and surprisingly mature response to the injury. For a player who can be such a lightning rod for opinion, prayers and well-wishes is the consensus among Giants fans and NFL Twitter at large.
@OBJ_3 you'll comeback even stronger than ever before after all this adversity #GiantsPride
— bpr (@praneeth189) October 8, 2017
Dude, hate seeing this for OBJ. Forget fantasy, forget team allegiances... I sincerely hope it’s not as bad as it looked.
— Daniel Dopp (@DanielDopp) October 8, 2017
Of course, there was one Very Bad Take, that is hopefully, but probably not, tongue-in-cheek:
Is all that dancing starting to affect OBJ ankles??
— Zeke not the best RB (@Zeke_Mvp21) October 8, 2017
The injury itself is also making the rounds, with Twitter Docs estimating he’ll be out for the season.
That's a season ender for Odell Beckham Jr. pic.twitter.com/hp6aO7JeMe
— Ethan aka The People’s Insider (@EthanGSN) October 8, 2017
After the injury, the Giants gave up a touchdown to the Chargers before losing the game, putting their record at 0-5. Needless to say, the vibe on #GiantsPride got much worse.
Not sure if I wanna stab myself in the neck or hide in a dark room #GiantsPride
— Dope Man (@Check_Meek_Out) October 8, 2017
It’s hard but it’s still #GiantsPride
— Won (@wjz_won) October 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/_BeardOfTruth/status/917124520221212673
Not our year. #NYG #GiantsPride
— Chris Burnham (@CMB1979) October 8, 2017
Not your year, indeed.
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Unfortunately, there’s not much, if anything, to suggest it’s going to get better. And injuries, in particular, are frustrating for fans — particular when they decimate an entire position.