Odell Beckham Jr was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after scoring his first touchdown of the season on Sunday, but the star wide receiver did not express any regret over costing his team 15 yards.
After the game, which the Giants lost to the Eagles on a last-second field goal, Beckham said he is willing to accept the “consequences” of trying to give his team a spark.
“We needed to make a play,” he said, via Steve Politi of NJ.com. “We’re down 14-0? We needed a spark. I don’t care if it’s from the 5-yard line on our side. It didn’t end up being detrimental, which is the main thing.
“When I get into the end zone, I’m going to do what I do to spark the team, and the consequences are going to be what they are.”
In this particular instance, sparking the team came in the form of pretending to be a dog who was marking his territory. Here’s a video of Beckham’s end zone celebration:
Odell Beckham pees like a dog. pic.twitter.com/uBZqGNIZ1o
— Sports Videos & GIFs (@Sports__GIF) September 24, 2017
Beckham is right that his penalty didn’t end up costing the team, because the Eagles fumbled on their ensuing possession. That led to Beckham’s second touchdown reception of the game, after which he simply raised his fist in the air. When speaking with reporters, he offered little explanation for either celebration.
Giants offensive lineman Justin Pugh told PFT Live on Monday that unsportsmanlike conduct penalties “put the team in a bad spot” and said he knows Beckham does not want to risk doing that. You wouldn’t know that after what OBJ said about the situation.
