Odell Beckham Jr . is sticking by his viral statement.

Beckham Jr.'s comments on The Pivot Podcast back in October resurfaced this week and went viral for him saying it would be hard to stretch a five-year $100 million contract from the NFL. The viral comment sparked a debate online, but also made it to former NFL stars Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson.

“I always explain this to people,” OBJ said on The Pivot Podcast. “You give somebody a five-year, $100 million contract—that’s five years for 60. We’re getting taxed. That’s 12 million a year you have to spend, use, save, invest, flaunt, whatever.”

Beckham, who signed a then-record-breaking $95 million contract with the New York Giants in 2018, continued: “If you’re spending $4 million a year … that’s really $40 million over

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