Odell Beckham Jr. talks about his ACL injury during his first Ravens press conference and explains why he let it be known via Twitter that he played without an ACL during his time with the Rams.

Odell Beckham Jr. last took the field in the Super Bowl between the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals in February 2022 and tore his ACL midway through the second quarter. Due to this injury, the wide receiver missed the entire past season.

Now, more than a year later, the 30-year-old signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. At his first press conference, “OBJ” gave insight into his injury history, referencing a tweet he posted in early July 2022.

Krazy thought … really played the whole back half of the season without an acl, and won a super bowl! God doesn’t misss, i swea

– Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) July 3, 2022

At the time, he stated that he played the entire time with the Los Angeles Rams without a cruciate ligament. However, he could not have suffered a “classic” cruciate ligament tear in the Super Bowl.

Bad suspicion: Doctors made mistakes during first cruciate ligament surgery

More likely, the injury from Rams days is related to his first cruciate ligament tear. He suffered it while still wearing a Cleveland Browns jersey. According to the report, the subsequent operation was poorly performed. The Rams team doctor Neal ElAttrache only discovered this when he was transferred to Los Angeles. This is reported by “USA Today”.

According to the report, his torn ACL from the Super Bowl was more of a “re-aggravated injury”. Beckham Jr. explained that because of this, he was treating it more “like one ACL tear, not two.”

OBJ’s damaged knee has not prevented him from performing well. In his short time with the Rams he managed 593 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in twelve games. Now with the Ravens, he’s looking to jumpstart his career and show that he can continue to be a productive wide receiver in the NFL despite his injury history.