The NFL offseason is a season unto itself. The league wants to be at the forefront of the public consciousness at all times, even when it comes off looking horrible, dumb, incompetent, etc. The old saying, “there’s no such thing as bad publicity” is one the NFL clearly believes in to its fullest extent.
But it’s not just the league that stays visible even when there are no games going on. Players make news during the off months plenty of times too, usually for not-so-awesome reasons. But in the case of Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman and New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., their fiery rivalry makes for good entertainment no matter what time of year it is.
Norman stoked the flames again on Friday when he appeared on ESPN’s SportsNation and, while playing some word association with host Michelle Beadle, responded to a photo of OBJ by saying, “okay.”
And with that, they were off. Bless you, Twitter machine. Bless you.
That boy should thank me for all I've done for you !!! Your welcome tho … Lol
— Odell Beckham Jr (@obj) March 25, 2016
@Obj_3 As your boy @Drake would say "trigger finger turn to Twitter finger's" huh?
I'm not Guna sub Tweet you Ima @ You.
So wassup?— *Joshua R. Norman (@J_No24) March 25, 2016
Remember, the on-field slugfest that went on between these two in a December game at Giants Stadium led to Beckham receiving a one-game suspension at a time when the Giants were in a fight for their playoff lives. It also may have prompted NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to decide to draw up a new rule that would get players booted from games if they received a flag for more than one unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. And here we are at the beginning of spring with these two mega-talents still getting after it.
Training camps and the start of the 2016 season may still be months away but that’s quite all right with the NFL, the league that never sleeps.
(via The Big Lead)
