It's one of the oldest love clichés in the book. If someone is mean to you, they probably like you.
This takes us to Odell Beckham Jr. and the kicking net. In Week 3, Beckham took out his anger during the Giants' 29-27 loss to the Redskins by punching the net. The net came back to strike him in the head. Two weeks later, Beckham made up with the net, hugging it, after a late touchdown in a 23-16 loss to the Packers.
On Friday, Beckham ended all speculation about how serious he is with the net. After a 75-yard touchdown reception, Beckham lied under the net. Then, after a 66-yard touchdown catch, that proved to be the winning score in a 27-23 victory over the Ravens, Beckham proposed to the net.
Odell Beckham Jr just proposed to the net after another long TD, and it said yes pic.twitter.com/FXjfCc8VnK
— Brennan Cassidy (@brennandcassidy) October 16, 2016
ELI MANNING.
ODELL BECKHAM JR.
66 yards.
And the @Giants take the lead! #BALvsNYG https://t.co/UqyRMducMR— NFL (@NFL) October 16, 2016
The four stages of the Odell Beckham/kicking net relationship. pic.twitter.com/CviSTaFmT4
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 16, 2016
Odell Beckham Jr. ended his huge game by proposing to the kicking net. pic.twitter.com/ajtqhm5FnZ
— USA TODAY Sports (@USATODAYsports) October 16, 2016
Yeah, so this is Odell Beckham Jr. proposing to a kicking net (via @GettySport) pic.twitter.com/K8qZgZy4l9
— Jeffrey Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) October 16, 2016
Man’s best friend pic.twitter.com/wYf29hxwGX
— SB Nation NFL (@SBNationNFL) October 16, 2016
A Nettie Beckham Jr. Twitter account is now active.
He makes me so happy @OBJ_3 pic.twitter.com/6zgLP66XtM
— Nettie Beckham Jr. (@NettieBeckhamJr) October 16, 2016
In other news, Beckham finished the game with eight receptions, 222 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. Beckham's previous career receiving yards-high was 185 yards. He is the first player since the Browns' Eric Metcalf in 1992 to score two second half touchodwns of 60+ yards.
Odell Beckham Jr. is 1st player w/ 2 60-yd TD catches in 2nd half of game since Eric Metcalf did it for Browns in 1992 (via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/OQnsK7xqqG
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 16, 2016
Beckham also did a spectacular Cristiano Ronaldo-meets-triple jump touchdown celebration.
Odell with his best @Cristiano impression https://t.co/ekVkBy1N5m
— ThePostGame.com (@ThePostGame) October 16, 2016
After a bit of a slump to start the season -- Beckham entered Sunday with only 359 receiving yards in five games -- Beckham appears satisfied with his NFL life on the field and on the sidelines.
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