The Giants reportedly believe Panthers players directed homophobic slurs at Odell Beckham Jr.
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Odell Beckham Jr. reportedly felt threatened by members of the Carolina Panthers during warm-ups before Sunday's game, and a new report claims that the New York Giants believe that members of the Panthers not only threatened Beckham physically with baseball bats, but they also shouted homophobic slurs at him.
From CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora:
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Giants reviewed pregame incidents b/n Panthers players and Beckham. Are convinced he was threatened physically and called homophobic slurs
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/679038100329390080
Accounts from various people on sidelines point to a series of events that played a role in Beckham's unusual emotional state in that game
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/679040402683535360
Panthers communications director Steven Drummond said: "absolutely nothing happened on the sideline. I was there. No one was threatened...
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/679040670716268544
Drummond went on to say: "no one was threatened with a bat. It didn't happen. It's a diversionary tactic and a good one at that."
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