Odell Beckham Jr. is helped off the field after suffering a knee injury during Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, California.
Odell Beckham Jr. is helped off the field after suffering a knee injury during Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, California. | Screenshot: NBC

Odell Beckham Jr.

Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr injured his left knee during the big game and did not return to the contest. But that was not before he caught a 17-yard touchdown as the first score of the game, giving the Rams an early lead. 

Although the 29-year-old was forced to leave the game early with what is reported to be a torn ACL, he celebrated his first Super Bowl victory in tears.

“This was exactly God’s plan,” the emotional athlete declared on Twitter. 

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