Beckham was leveled by Cowboys safety J.J. Wilcox on a throw over the middle with 2:42 left in the first quarter of the Giants’ 27-26 loss, held his arms out in disoriented fashion and then stumbled groggily to the Giants’ bench.
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According Yahoo Sports, NBC sideline reporter, Michelle Tafoya, Beckham Jr. refused to have a chat with the Giants’ medical staff and immediately returned to the game two plays later.
Never Miss our Most Popular Stories! Twitter has, and as they always do with these sorts of things, they went off!!! Beckham didn’t even go to the locker room to be looked at further, but it was evident that the hit affected him the rest of the game. Beckham’s 44 receiving yards marked his lowest total since his third game as a pro.
The outburst led to teams taking notice this year and it may be hard for Beckham to replicate that success, especially on Sunday with Victor Cruz (calf) sidelined.
Fortunately (yet unfortunately, at the same time), this was Odell Beckham Jr.’s only catch during the entire game, as Tony Romo’s last minute touchdown led the Cowboys to take the win by one point.
“They did a good job getting some pressure, keeping everything in front of them”, Eli Manning told the New York Post.
The biggest issue surrounding the National Football League, both in it’s past and its survival in the future, are concussions.
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The Giants will host the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, September 20 for their home-opener.
