The New York Giants are probably regretting their decision to put Odell Beckham Jr on their “hands” team after the way he approached an onside kick Sunday.
The Chicago bears kicked a field goal with 1:13 left to make it a 27-20 game against the Giants. They then went for an onside kick and recovered, thanks in part to Beckham’s lack of effort on the recovery.
Odell looking like Cam in SB50 lol pic.twitter.com/6MRHn6YTyz
— #FreePhillipDorsett (@ftbeard_17) December 2, 2018
Beckham clearly did not want any part of that scrum, and that is a big reason why the Bears recovered.
Multiple reporters made the same observation about Beckham avoiding the contact. Many of them called it a “business decision” by Beckham.
Odell Beckham Jr. made a business decision. Bears recover onside kick.
— David Haugh (@DavidHaugh) December 2, 2018
Odell making big time business decision. https://t.co/cIKAvfg0ZZ
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) December 2, 2018
All Odell Beckham had to do was try to recover the onsides kick. Business decision
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) December 2, 2018
Odell Beckham Jr. did not go get that ball on the onsides kick. A bad look.
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) December 2, 2018
Odell Beckham did not appear to really want the ball and, more specifically, the contact that would've followed.
— Rich Campbell (@Rich_Campbell) December 2, 2018
“Business decision” is a term for when a player chooses to protect one’s health by avoiding contact. Deion Sanders was notorious for making business decisions. Now Odell is joining him in that conversation. This is not the first time he has hurt his team by avoiding contact.
