Odell Beckham Jr. responds after Ray Lewis said he 'removed God from his life'
Odell Bekham Jr. had a telling response to Hall-of-Fame linebacker Ray Lewis’ remarks claiming the New York Giants wide receiver has “removed God from his life.”
Appearing on Fox Sports 1’s “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Monday, Lewis offered an explanation for why Beckham has had such a tumultuous offseason.
“Where there’s no God, there’s chaos,” Lewis said, according to CBS Sports. “Odell has removed God from his life. This is a kid that grew up under the covenant of who God really is and everything that he’s doing, he’s crying out for help. We have a lot of people reporting about him, but it’s always been the duty of elders to go back to help them, so that’s why I raised my hand and I told him, ‘I’m here. Whatever you need.'”
Things have been somewhat chaotic for Beckham. Last month, a video emerged on social media that depicted someone who looked a whole lot like the Giants star lying in bed next to several suspicious-looking substances.
On top of that, Beckham’s offseason has been full of rumors regarding whether the Giants will offer him a new contract or trade him.
Beckham reportedly wants to become the highest-paid receiver in the NFL, but it’s unclear if the Giants are willing to make such a significant commitment to their star player.
Regardless of his future with the Giants, Beckham wanted to make one thing very clear: God is still a big part of his life.
Hours after Lewis made his controversial comments, Beckham posted a four-part video to Instagram in which he and many of his loved ones bowed in prayer.
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“The foundation was installed at birth… we will survive and prevail… ALWAYS. God willing,” Beckham wrote in the caption of his post.
The receiver’s words seemed to be specifically responding to Lewis’ comment suggesting that Beckham’s “foundation is disturbed.”
“I don’t care about religion, I’m talking about a foundation,” Lewis stated. “When your foundation is disturbed, when everything you’re doing is the opposite of what got you to this place, then you’re making your own life hard.”
Lewis was given a chance to clarify his remarks later on Monday, but chose to double down instead, saying on FS1’s “Speak for Yourself with Cowherd & Whitlock” that “I’m never clarifying when it comes to when I’m talking about God.”
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“We confuse so much. People try to take comments and they try to twist them. I am more invested in this young man than anybody who’s talking about him. Ask OBJ himself how many phone calls we’ve had since his rookie year,” Lewis stated. “It bothers me so much because so many people saying they know so much about him have never had one phone call with him. I talk to this kid as my child.”
Meanwhile, setting aside Beckham’s religious beliefs for a moment, it appears the receiver is ready to get back on the field. Beckham arrived at Giants camp Monday for the start of the team’s voluntary workout program.
“I think it’s important that Odell is here and I’m looking forward to him getting one day better by being here,” new Giants head coach Pat Shurmur said, according to the New York Post. “I’m looking forward to him inspiring some of his teammates to get better, because he’s here and he’s a terrific player.”
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