Giants Owner Scolds Odell Beckham Jr. For 'Dog-Peeing' TD Celebration
New York Giants co-owner John Mara hit Odell Beckham Jr. with the verbal equivalent of a rolled-up newspaper on Tuesday after the Giants receiver pretended to pee like a dog in a touchdown celebration.
“I do not want to get into a discussion about this,” Mara told the New York Post in an email, “but I will say that I am very unhappy with Odell’s behavior on Sunday and we intend to deal with it internally.”
Odell Beckham pretending to be a peeing dog is really what this day needed pic.twitter.com/POmzWtdSzM
— Dave Lozo (@davelozo) September 24, 2017
After catching his first of two touchdown receptions in the fourth quarter during a loss to the host Philadelphia Eagles, Beckham crawled along the end zone boundary and lifted his leg as if to urinate. He received a 15-yard penalty.
Beckham responded affirmatively Monday to a tweet from a CNN Digital writer that surmised he pantomimed his crude antics in response to President Donald Trump’s comment that owners should fire any “son of a bitch” who protests during the national anthem.
IDK but you think maybe @OBJ_3's "I'm a dog" display/comment was in reference to "son of a bitch" (i.e. dog) line? 🤔
— AJ Willingham (@ItsAJWillingham) September 25, 2017
If u seen that , I have to tip my hat to u for thinkin outside the box. #URRIGHTONPOINT impressed
— Odell Beckham Jr (@OBJ_3) September 25, 2017
But in immediate postgame comments, Beckham made no mention of Trump. “I’m a dog, so I acted like a dog,” he explained in the clip below. “I didn’t know if the rulebook said you can’t hike your leg.”
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