Ravens WR OBJ Sports Allen Iverson Cleats in Win Over Texans
The Ravens are moving on to the AFC Championship game for the fourth time in franchise history and taking on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
To qualify, they had to beat the upstart Houston Texans in the Divisional Round, which they did with ease in a 34-10 rout that wasn't as close even as the score indicates.
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Part of the success of the regular season was thanks to the return of wideout Odell Beckham Jr. to the NFL after a season off recovering from injury. Beckham signed with the Ravens as a free agent in April and caught 35 passes for 565 yards and three touchdowns over 14 games played.
After a public breakup with Nike in the offseason, OBJ was considered a "footwear free agent" this season and struck a deal with Reebok to wear a modified pair of Answer IV that made them more suitable for football instead of basketball - their intended purpose. Allen Iverson, of course, is a legend in the DMV, and Beckham wanted to pay tribute to the former NBA star.
Iverson wore the Reebok Answer IV during his MVP season in 2001 - a season that saw his Sixers team lose to the Lakers in the finals.
