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Last night the NY Giants did the unthinkable and traded away franchise wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns in a blockbuster deal.
Breaking: Odell Beckham Jr. has been traded to the Browns, sources confirmed to @AdamSchefter. The deal was first reported by NFL Network. pic.twitter.com/nynEYnDvdO
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 13, 2019
Giants fans immediately mocked team GM Dave Gettelman on Twitter for the move.
GREAT JOB GETTELMAN YOU FUCKIN JERKOFF TRADE A SOLID DB TO A DIVISION RIVAL AND TRADE THE ONLY RECOGNIZABLE STAR ON THE TEAM TO CLEVELAND. I HOPE THE BROWNS WIN THE SUPER BOWL 5 YEARS IN A ROW https://t.co/uM56yLGqHY
— THE KID MERO 🇩🇴 (@THEKIDMERO) March 13, 2019
GO FUCK YOURSELVES. FUCK DAVE GETTLEMAN AND FUCK JOHN MARA. WHAT A TERRIBLY RAN FRANCHISE… I’M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS. Meanwhile, my Odell Beckham Browns jersey will be in the mail shortly. Sorry that you will now lose out on my money and I will not attend a single game this year.
— cole (@_coIe) March 13, 2019
How does Dave Gettleman hold a job?
— Adam Schein (@AdamSchein) March 13, 2019
Dave Gettleman is the worst executive in the NFL.
— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) March 13, 2019
Not only were fans on Twitter angry but “Game Of Thrones” authoer George R.R. Martin also joined in to bash the Giants for the trade in a blog post titled “kill me now”.
GEORGE RR MARTIN BLOG UPDATE LMAO pic.twitter.com/CjtpbLdU3w
— Reid Goldsmith (@reidgoldsmith) March 13, 2019
Via George RR Martin
The Giants have traded Odell Beckham Junior to the Cleveland Browns.
They get a first (the 17th overall) and a third in this year’s draft, and a safety, Jabril Peppers.
The Giants are GOING FOR IT ALL, clearly.
Yes, they are. During the season they traded their best run-stopper, Snacks Harrison. Come to offseason, they let Landon Collins, an All Pro safety and the heart of their defense, walk for nothing. Then they traded their best pass rusher, Olivier Vernon.
And now they have traded OBJ. Their best wideout, and one of the very best in the NFL. I’ve been watching and rooting for the G-Men since “the Greatest Game Ever Played” in 1958. Beckham was not only the best receiver on today’s Giants, but he was the best receiver this storied NFL franchise has EVER had in their long history, and probably the best receiver they will ever have. They are certainly not going to replace him with the 17th overall pick in the forthcoming draft.
No way that any team can replace its best wideout, its best pass rusher, its best safety, and its best run stuffer in one year, two years, three years.
I thought the last two seasons were rough for Giants fans. Next year is going to make them look like the good old days.
Someone pinch me. I am having a Big Blue nightmare.
The Internet had plenty of hilarious GOT jokes in regards to Martin’s OBJ post.
https://twitter.com/BenStancliff/status/1105908027947958272
https://twitter.com/bansky/status/1105889017097322497
Giants GM apparently really pissed off George RR Martin…I’d like to see what Martin would do to Gettleman if Gettleman was a GoT character 😂
— J (@BeardAndBoujeee) March 13, 2019