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Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is preparing to play in the Super Bowl for the first time in his career, but he said he was “very close” to signing with the New Orleans Saints or the New England Patriots instead after leaving the team. . Cleveland Browns in the middle of the season.
In the Rams’ first press session this Super Bowl week, Beckham, who hails from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said of the possibility of joining the Saints: “I was close, very close. It just didn’t feel like the right time. Not the right time.” He also revealed that a move to the Patriots was “very, very close” after a call from their head coach, Bill Belichick.
Beckham added of his decision: “Green Bay was hard on me and my heart was Kansas City, a homecoming story. [to New Orleans].
“But all these things, all the signs, when it got quiet, there was something in this place that was calling – besides Jalen Ramsey, von Miller, besides the call from the guys in the reception and knowing Sean McVey for a while.
“It just felt right in my heart and my gut. The other things I tried to make work was who was calling me.
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“Knowing what it is [the Super Bowl] was the ultimate goal; it’s easy to say those words and truly believe it, but when you get there, it’s still a bit surreal and mind-blowing.
“Now the focus is on one game. We just need to finish the job.”
The Rams will face the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. live on Sky Sports NFL from 22:00 — and Beckham was full of praise for their second-year quarterback Joe Burrow, predicting he would become “one of the greats” in the NFL.
The pair played college football at LSU at various times, and two years ago, Burrow gave the school the national title.
