Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. went on a rant on Twitter responding to leaked footage of his airline incident from last November.
Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was the talk of the NFL late in the season as he went on free agent visits to interested teams. But in November, Beckham’s free agent tour was overshadowed after he was removed from a flight at Miami International Airport for not following the flight crew’s directives to fasten his seatbelt. Additionally, the crew said that Beckham was in and out of consciousness.
On Wednesday, WPLG Local 10 News released body camera footage from the Miami-Dade Police Department of the Beckham incident. The footage showed Beckham being medically evaluated by officers, and was asked to leave the plane voluntarily, or that everyone on the flight would be deplaned. Beckham said “that’s fine,” and got into an argument with a passenger as they all exited the plane.
One day later, Beckham responded to the release of the footage on Twitter, sending out a variety of tweets.
Odell Beckham Jr. goes on Twitter rant after footage of airline incident released
https://twitter.com/obj/status/1613615626890711063?s=20&t=WJGt8GUQCkE24ZiBMz3k1A
Krazy thing is since the SB. I been minding my own biz, staying out the way. Name ain’t been in nothin , and even during this free agency frenzy it was never me who caused any of that I beeen QUIET chilllin. “They” wrote the stories. Been enjoyin fatherhood and time wit the fam.
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) January 12, 2023
But the one thing that no matter how much I’ve grown is still the hardest thing for me to do. Is let someone play wit my name. Period. For those tht kno me kno me, u kno exactly how I am. I really be koolin. But…..
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) January 12, 2023
But…..if u press that button and bring a certain energy. Do NOT be surprised when u get that same energy back.
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) January 12, 2023
“…can’t address everything in this world, it’s exhausting,” wrote Beckham. “Errbody got an opinion on situations they weren’t involved in. All u can do is kno who u truly are. Purell only kills 99.9% of germs…there’s always gon be a lil left over.”
Beckham got into an argument with a passenger as they were taken off of the plane since he refused to leave voluntarily. The wide receiver said, “that s— don’t mean nothing to me,” Beckham said. “You gonna wait 40 minutes and I’ll be on a private plane home.” At the end of the argument, Beckham said “enjoy the cheese board.”
The wide receiver referenced the cheese board comment in one of his many tweets, saying “I know who I am. Period. All the rest and opinions don’t matter to me. Have a blessed day and enjoy the cheese board.
https://twitter.com/obj/status/1613617852556132352?s=20&t=WJGt8GUQCkE24ZiBMz3k1A
Beckham then took time to criticize the footage, saying that anyone can cut up and edit a video to make someone look “good or bad.”
https://twitter.com/obj/status/1613623905075269635?s=20&t=WJGt8GUQCkE24ZiBMz3k1A
Anyways I’ve had enough fun wit the entertainment for the day…. Something that’s not goin down in the history books just news for the day. Carrying on and hoping everyone has a great day !
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) January 12, 2023
“My favorite least favorite thing about this worlds besides people who don’t kno what they’re talkin bout.. is we can cut up any video however we want to make it loook exactly how we want GOOD or BAD,” wrote Beckham. “Funny world we live in . No [cap].”
Beckham last played in Super Bowl 56 for the Los Angeles Rams, where he tore his ACL in the first half. He visited with teams like the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, and Dallas Cowboys, but no deal had been reached with any of these teams.