Odell Beckham can’t stop dropping the ball

Despite his claims about not dropping the ball, Odell Beckham, Jr. is struggling with butterfingers in 2021

After a couple of huge drops by Odell Beckham, Jr. on fourth down this season, the Cleveland Browns receiver decided he needed to address this issue. Which he claimed was a non-issue.

Beckham discussed several things including his desire to win a championship — which is stronger than wanting the ball in his hands according to OBJ.

But what really stood out was his comment about his hands being like “Purell,” meaning they were 99.9 percent effective.

"“I always joke all the time, but my hands are like Purell, 99.9 percent (effective). I’m most likely going to make the catch every time. It’s the only ball you’ve seen on the ground this year.” — Beckham on his recent drops"

Fast forward to Thursday night and the Browns as a team are playing well. They jumped out to a 10-0 lead on the strength of D’Ernest Johnson running the ball as well as a long kick from Chase McLaughlin — who was unbothered by the wind in First Energy Stadium.

However, there was also another bad drop from Odell Beckham who was unable to haul in a pass from Case Keenum on second-and-13 despite it hitting him right in the hands.

The play was eerily similar to the previous drops from Odell, although this one was at least on a second down and not a fourth down.

As for the rest of the receivers, the Browns are thrilled to have Jarvis Landry back. He’s already been hauling in everything that came his way including one on third-and-four during their second drive that bounced in and out of his hands.

Beckham is now in his third season with the Browns and he continues to struggle to find his old form. Eventually, you have to think the drops will subside but it’s not happening anytime soon it seems.