Odell Beckham Jr: insufferable Blond villain or the Super Bowl’s comeback hero?

The receiver has often been portrayed as a selfish blowhard. But he is popular with his teammates and has been a crucial part of the Rams' postseason run

Midway through Odell Beckham Jr's 50-minute virtual news conference on Monday, amid the usual battery of pre-Super Bowl questions, a disembodied voice chimed in that the 29-year-old Los Angeles Rams receiver initially struggled to place. I ain't got no questions, man. But I just wanna start by sayin', dawg, you're deserving of this moment," said the voice, ultimately revealed as that of Jarvis Landry - Beckham's teammate in Cleveland and at LSU. You put countless hours to get where you are today. I witnessed it all first-hand. You have scars to show for where you are today. This is a dream that you are actually turning into reality."

Beckham, playing against type, absorbed the adulation with a bashful smile.