Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is a Super Bowl Champion.
His tenure with the Browns was tumultuous, but when he got onto the Los Angeles Rams roster, he performed well.
Injury curtailed his Super Bowl though he managed to score a touchdown before leaving the game.
As expected, social media was flooded with reactions about OBJ’s evening of glory with his new team.
Part of it was prompted by how NBC’s commentators, Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, framed his departure from the Browns.
Here is a sampling of those posts.
1. NBC Needs To Tell The Correct Story
Michaels and Collinsworth acted as though the Browns released OBJ for absolutely no reason.
They neglected to consider the preamble to the OBJ disaster, his dad’s social media tirade.
2. Mayfield Bashers
Equally unsurprising are the reactions and disdain directed at Baker Mayfield who wisely began a social media break during the NFL playoffs.
Many blame Mayfield for OBJ’s lack of results in Cleveland, and the extremists suggest prison time.
3. A Mayfield Defender
There was at least one person who shared his perception of the OBJ situation and came to Mayfield’s defense.
Conclusion
Hopefully, with the 2021 season officially coming to a close, the Baker Mayfield and Odell Beckham Jr. saga will also end.
OBJ got the last word with a Super Bowl victory, and the Browns need to move on and stop looking in the rearview mirror.
The 2022 offseason is officially underway on the NFL calendar, and the Browns must improve the roster to contend with the AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals who are their AFC North competitors.
Speaking of the Bengals, Mayfield was bound to be criticized regardless of who won the Super Bowl.
Had Joe Burrow won, Mayfield would have been bashed for being a No. 1 overall pick that did not get a championship quicker than Burrow.
Onward and upward, Browns!
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