Written by Jordan Raanan at ESPN.com
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. allegedly punched a hole in a wall after his team’s 38-13 playoff loss to the Packers in Green Bay, according to ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio, who also saw Beckham banging his head against a door.
Grounds crew members told Paolantonio that they heard someone hitting the wall outside the crew’s locker room at Lambeau Field, which is located adjacent to the interview room where Beckham had just spoken with reporters. When grounds crew members came out of the locker room, they saw Beckham and the hole in the wall.
Paolantonio said Beckham then banged his head against the door outside the Giants locker room.
NFL security is investigating the hole in the wall. A security employee told Paolantonio that the security team took pictures, spoke with members of the grounds crew, and took their phone numbers for follow-up interviews.
A Giants spokesman said the team is aware of the incident but isn’t commenting.
Prior to the incident, Beckham was calm and composed during his postgame media conference.
“These are the learning experiences, as tough as they are,” Beckham said. “This is what you stand on and grow from. It sucks. There is no way to put it. It sucks. It is a horrible feeling.”
The second-team All-Pro receiver finished with just four catches for 28 yards on 11 targets. He also dropped a pair of passes, including one that would have been a touchdown in the first quarter. Instead, the Giants settled for a field goal.
“I’m sure it’s going to be a long offseason,” Beckham said. “At the end of the day, you just have to take it and you have to grow. You have to learn from it and find ways not to have this feeling again.”
The 28-yard output is tied for the second-fewest receiving yards in any game of Beckham’s career, according to ESPN Stats & Information research. The weather may also have been a factor. All three of Beckham’s multi-drop games have come when the kickoff temperature was below 41 degrees.
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