- Content: Ravens WR Odell Beckham Jr. Calls Son ‘Such a Blessing’
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Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. revealed how his 17-month-old son, Zydn, brings joy and purpose to his life.
“My son makes me smile every single day. He’s just such a blessing. It’s a blessing to have a little boy and be able to see so much of myself in him. He makes me smile no matter what’s going on in my life. He’s brightened up my entire summer,” Beckham told PEOPLE.
“And just being able to play football again, being out on the field running,” the wide receiver continued. “It’s a very good feeling and a good time for me.”
Beckham shared photos on his Instagram that featured him and Zydn on the field.
“Told my son these the times that we’ll never get back again,” he wrote. “Had to take a break but now it’s time and I’m back again. They won’t get to see my back again. Until I’m passing em. So now only time I see my comp is when I’m lapping em.”
“Zydn and I haven’t gotten out too much because we’ve been in training camp,” Beckham added. “It’s been long, grindy days without a lot of free time. He’s at home waiting for me now.”
But, with the help of his parents, Beckham goes to work excited to see his son in the evening.
“Luckily, my mom and my pops are in town,” he shared. “So, they’re with him during the day as I work and then I get to spend my time with them. And as soon as I get home, he’ll come give me a hug or lay on me…words don’t do justice for how great that feeling he gives me is.”
“Being a father has definitely settled him,” said Beckham’s mother, Heather Van Norman. “Zydn is like his light. He’s always loved children. But being with Zydn brings out all the goodness in Odell. It’s really fun to watch.”
Fatherhood isn’t any different, though, just because he’s an NFL dad.
“Last night, he was waking up. He doesn’t always sleep through the night and sometimes it can be tough. That’s probably the toughest thing about raising a toddler,” he expressed.
“But my favorite thing I’ve realized being a father are the moments that it’s just me and him and I can actually be there and be present,” Beckham said. “He’s really made up of the best of me and his mother and it’s such a beautiful thing. It’s such a blessing. I’m very grateful that I have my little man giving me so much life.”
Beckham is excited to share football with his son this season.
“It’s crazy when he came to my training camp practice, I remembered being a rookie who watched everyone’s family coming out. And obviously, I didn’t have that kind of family, but I could see the joy people had as parents. It was just very beautiful to me,” Beckham recalled.
He concluded, “I’ve always been a kid person. I always knew that I was going to be a father, knew that’s part of my purpose. So, to be able to have him now, it’s everything. If I played last year, he would have been too young to really know what’s going on, but now he knows. He’s very smart and I’m just so happy to be able to have him experience this with me. It’s one of my biggest motivations.”
Movieguide® previously reported on Beckham:
After an ACL tear in October 2020, 3-time pro-bowl wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. began the 2021 regular season with a steep decline in numbers…
Beckham Jr. took the time to express his thankfulness to God for his recovery.
“I just don’t see how any of this is possible without God,” Beckham Jr. said. “I’m just excited. I’m just excited for the opportunity.”
“Another thing I learned about myself is my faith. I know none of this would be possible without God. That’s why I think I’m in a place where energy has been lifted off of my shoulders and I just give it all to Him, because without Him I wouldn’t be here at all,”
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