And Beckham, now with the Miami Dolphins, has noticed, clapping back at critics who mocked him when Bitcoin's value plummeted amid cryptocurrency-wide struggles in 2022. According to reports at the time, Beckham earned $4.25 million during his stint with ...

That was Miami Dolphins wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Wednesday reminding people that he took his 2021 salary in bitcoin BTCUSD. The Super Bowl champion converted his $750,000 salary into cryptocurrency in a deal with Block Inc.

The 32-year-old's contract had a base salary of $750,000, including a $500,000 signing bonus and three million in incentives he received after winning the Super Bowl with the team. In his tweet, OBJ showed how much Bitcoin had gone up and asked who was still having an issue with his decision.

When Odell Beckham Jr. signed with the Los Angeles Rams in 2021, he decided to take his $750,000 salary in Bitcoin. It was a bold call by the star receiver, especially after the price of Bitcoin had doubled in the four months before he signed his contract.

One day after Russell Okung took a victory lap for getting a portion of his 2020 salary paid out in Bitcoin and turned $6.5 million into $20 million,

In 2021, Odell Beckham Jr. made a very risky decision when finalizing the terms of his contract with the Los Angeles Rams. Of course, he would quickly sign with the team after being released by the Cleveland Browns,