See it: Odell Beckham gives wads of cash to LSU players after championship win

Watch former New York Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. hand out wads of cash to LSU players on the field after their National Championship win.

The LSU Tigers capped off a perfect season on Monday night, defeating the Clemson Tigers, 42-25, in the National Championship Game.

After the game, the celebration was lit, as the young people would say. LSU alumni and non-alumni alike were in attendance, on the sideline and in the locker room cheering on the victory, and that included former New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.

Beckham, now with the Cleveland Browns, is perhaps the most famous LSU player to come out of college in recent years and his love for the program knows no bounds. Unfortunately, that might lead OBJ into a little hot water.

While on the field immediately after the final whistle, cameras caught Beckham handing out wads of cash to several LSU players, including wide receivers Justin Jefferson and Jontre Kirklin.

It’s entirely possible that Beckham’s variation of “making it rain” was just a publicity stunt for the cameras, but with emotions running so high at the time, it’s also possible he didn’t realize what he was doing and the potential consequences for it.

Although the NCAA is making strides in seeing to it that student-athletes earn some money for the use of their likeness, there’s still a strict policy against against handing out cash to players. Accordingly, LSU had better be prepared to field some questions over the above video.

As far as Beckham… Who knows what happens from here. Maybe this entire thing will be ignored due to the gravity of the moment or maybe it won’t. Time will tell.

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