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Odell Beckham Jr. Not Concerned With COVID-19: 'It Don't Want No Parts of Me'

Odell Beckham Jr. was sent home from Browns practice last week after showing slight symptoms of COVID-19, but Cleveland's receiver doesn't appear concerned about contracting the virus anytime soon.

"I don’t think COVID can get to me," Beckham said on Thursday. "I don’t think it’s going to enter this body. I don’t want no parts of it, it don’t want no parts of me. It’s a mutual respect.”

Beckham's theory is (of course) quite flawed considering the continued string of positive tests across the NFL in recent weeks. Cleveland's wideout did note he felt a responsibility to report his symptoms before a Week 6 matchup with Pittsburgh, adding he "didn't want [COVID-19] to spread throughout the whole building," if we were in fact positive.