Odell Beckham Jr. and Lauren Wood Announce Birth of Child; OBJ Confirms Knee Surgery

The Los Angeles Rams wide receiver shared some big news.

Beckham posted a photo of himself and girlfriend Lauren Wood on his social media accounts, which he captioned, "I became a father and had successful knee surgery over the course of a few days."

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Rams WR and pending free agent Odell Beckham Jr. announces the birth of his child and a successful surgery. (via @obj/IG) pic.twitter.com/gYCkJEh49w

OBJ had knee surgery Tuesday and Wood gave birth to a baby on Thursday.

Beckham missed the second half of the Super Bowl because of a torn knee.

Beckham was about to have a big game before he got injured. He scored the opening touchdown of the game with two grabs for 52 yards on three targets.

Without Beckham, L.A.'s offense was stagnant, and it took a one-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Cooper Kupp with 1:45 remaining in the fourth quarter to put the Rams ahead for good.

Beckham began the year with the Cleveland Browns, but it was a roller-coaster ride for the 29-year-old.

Beckham was released by the Browns after they failed to find a trade partner before the deadline.

The signing came at a good time for L.A., as Robert Woods was lost for the season with a torn kneeACL.

Beckham was the clear No. 2 option behind Kupp, and he went on to rack up 27 receptions for 305 yards and five touchdown in eight regular-season games for the Rams.

OBJ had 21 catches for 288 yards and two touchdown in four games in the playoffs.

Even though he was unable to finish out the Super Bowl, the three-time Pro Bowler played a huge role in getting the Rams to the big game and putting them ahead early in the contest.

Beckham is set to hit free agency while he is recovering from a torn knee.

The Rams don't need to re-sign Beckham since they have all of their key players back, but given how OBJ changed the dynamic of the offense, perhaps L.A. would be willing to keep him.