{"id":152168,"date":"2025-06-23T12:18:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/152168\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T12:18:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T12:18:15","slug":"when-odell-beckham-jr-revealed-how-he-never-wanted-to-leave-the-giants-and-fans-were-heartbroken-all-over-again-nfl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/152168\/","title":{"rendered":"When Odell Beckham Jr. revealed how he never wanted to leave the Giants and fans were heartbroken all over again | NFL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WhenBill Kostroun\/Associated Press It\u2019s been over a year since Odell Beckham Jr. looked into the camera and dropped a truth bomb that left Giants fans heartbroken. It was quiet for a while until that same clip resurfaced this week and started making rounds again. In it, OBJ admits, on live TV, that he\u2019d gladly trade his Super Bowl<\/a> ring just to win one with the New York Giants. And yes, the internet is crying all over again.<\/p>\n

Odell Beckham Jr. quote about the Giants resurfaces and it\u2019s still breaking hearts<\/p>\n

Beckham\u2019s moment of truth came during a live CBS Sports broadcast, where he was reflecting on his career. The question was simple, \u2018would you rather keep the rings you got with the Rams or go back and win with the Giants?\u201dHis answer? \u201cI never wanted to leave\u201d OBJ made it clear that despite all he\u2019s accomplished, Pro Bowls, viral highlights, and a Super Bowl win, there\u2019s still one thing missing from his career: finishing what he started in blue.\u201cI\u2019d give up that ring to go back and win one there.\u201dNot a lot of guys say that out loud, especially not after hoisting a Lombardi Trophy. But that\u2019s just how deep his love for the Giants runs.<\/p>\n

Odell Beckham Jr. left behind unfinished business in New York<\/p>\n

Beckham wasn\u2019t just a player in New York, he was the guy. Drafted by the Giants in 2014, he quickly became one of the most electrifying wide receivers in the league:3\u00d7 Pro BowlerOver 5,400 receiving yards in just five seasonsOne-handed catch of the century (yep, that one)The Giants rewarded him with a five-year, $90 million extension in 2018 only to shock everyone by trading him to the Browns less than a year later. Fans were stunned. Beckham was crushed. The dream of winning a title in blue just evaporated.<\/p>\n

Fans react to OBJ\u2019s emotional quote like it just happened yesterday<\/p>\n

The internet has been flooded with reactions since the clip re-surfaced. Giants fans are deep in their feels again:Even non-Giants fans agree, OBJ has never stopped showing love to New York, even after leaving. From interviews to social posts, he\u2019s always made it clear: he didn\u2019t walk away. He was shipped out.OBJ did get that ring, he won Super Bowl LVI with the Los Angeles Rams in 2022, even scoring a touchdown before going down with an ACL injury. He earned it. But when someone says they\u2019d give that up just to win one with their original team? That hits different.Also read – Watch: Bengals\u2019 Ja\u2019Marr Chase harassed on flight for saying no to autograph request<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Bill Kostroun\/Associated Press It\u2019s been over a year since Odell Beckham Jr. looked into the camera and dropped…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":152169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[8099,1990,7,519,26551,58,1917,56,2321,2469,6,13113,13180,9166,505],"class_list":{"0":"post-152168","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-acl-injury","9":"tag-afc-north","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-giants","12":"tag-giants-fans","13":"tag-los-angeles-rams","14":"tag-new-york","15":"tag-new-york-giants","16":"tag-newyork","17":"tag-newyorkgiants","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-nfl-trades","20":"tag-odell-beckham-jr","21":"tag-pro-bowler","22":"tag-super-bowl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114732643612797243","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}