ENFIELD, England (AP) — Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is dreaming about having the type of breakout game that made him a star.
Ok, not actually dreaming, that would involve sleep.
“I’ve just been sitting in my room while I’m trying to sleep — time zone is definitely a bit of a thing — just laying in my bed and I’ve just been thinking about it: How can I get back on track? How can I be the person that I know that I’m capable of being?” he said Thursday. “I would absolutely love for that to start this Sunday.”
Beckham spoke ahead of Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The veteran receiver, who did not play last season following ACL surgery, has just seven receptions for 79 yards so far for Baltimore and has missed two games with an ankle problem.
Beckham is still looking for his first touchdown since sustaining his knee injury while playing for the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl in February 2022.
At the training ground of Premier League club Tottenham, he talked about correcting his energy and mindset after an ankle injury slowed his progress with his new team.
“It’s been tough just finding a way to feel like you can help the team,” Beckham said.
The 30-year-old Beckham, who earned Pro Bowl honors his first three seasons, signed a one-year contract with the Ravens in the offseason.
Beckham returned last week after missing two games and caught two passes for 13 yards in a 17-10 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“I feel much better this week even though there was a lot of traveling,” he said. “I just got to come out and just be better, plain and simple, and do whatever I can to help this team win. Starting from my energy day to day, a lot of things that I feel like I can just do better. I've just got to accept that challenge, embrace it, and be exactly who I know I am."
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