He attacked his defender, Josh Norman, in a manner best described as weaponized helmet assault, and was eventually suspended for a game by the NFL.īeckham has suggested, through proxies, a plausible motive for his nutter: various Panthers hurled gay slurs at him.īecause if there’s one thing that justifies a pro football player going crazy on national TV-at least in the eyes of other football players and fans-it’s being called a faggot.Īnd why might that be? Maybe because football is the most homophobic subculture this side of the Westboro Baptist Church? lost his composure quite publicly in the team’s loss to the Carolina Panthers. Last Sunday, the New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
