Odell Beckham Jr suspended 1 game by the NFL probably due more because of the blatant helmet-to-helmet hit he gave to Josh Norman. NFL hinted he should have been tossed from the game because of it.
According to reports, the Panthers pre-game antics towards him were what likely set him off during the game.
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Originally Posted by ESPN
A Carolina Panthers practice squad player carried a black baseball bat onto the field in pregame warm-ups Sunday and was motioning with it toward Odell Beckham Jr. while making comments to the New York Giants receiver, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Beckham, according to another source, felt threatened, and it helped put him in a certain state of mind for a game in which he was penalized three times for unnecessary roughness, including a helmet-to-helmet hit on Panthers cornerback Josh Norman.
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Panthers players are claiming the bats are not meant to be taken seriously and just a pre-game gag they like to do. Also claimed nobody had a problem with them having bats around until yesterday's game.