In February, Odell Beckham Jr. and his fiancée Lauren Woods welcomed their first child, a son named Zydn.

Odell Beckham Jr. appreciates the additional time he spends with his infant son Zydn at home. Amid his ongoing collaboration with Moon, which encompasses the development of a novel platinum toothbrush, the NFL wide receiver disclosed to PEOPLE that it “means a lot” to him to be able to spend the next eight months with Zydn as he recovers from an ACL tear. “Due to my injury, which required me to miss this training camp and sit out this occasion, I never had this precise time period to myself.” “I am able to spend a great deal of time with my son, which means a great deal to me,” says Beckham Jr., who suffered an ACL tear while playing for the Los Angeles Rams in the 2022 Super Bowl.

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“I feel like God puts moments in your life for you to be able to realize and be able to focus your priority on other things,” he concludes. “Football has been such a big thing in my life for so long and it’s going to continue — I’m for sure not done — I don’t keep getting up off the ground to lay it down.” “I definitely miss football and I’m excited to be able to get back on the field,” according to Beckham Jr.

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Days after the big Super Bowl victory, Beckham Jr. and his fiancée Lauren Woods welcomed their first child together; since then, the first-time father says he has been “all in” with paternal responsibilities. “It was the most tremendous blessing of my life.” “I had a certain feeling from the moment I held him, but there was something entirely different,” he says, adding that the home birth of the couple felt “sacred.” “When i first met him and looked into his eyes — his very soulful eyes, very much like mine — you could tell he didn’t know anything about the world … it’s just happiness and joy,” Beckham Jr. remembers.

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“Nothing is more wonderful than my son.” It has been an extremely long time since I last saw him. I have fully invested. Diaper changes are my responsibility. “I awaken during the wee hours of the night,” he further states. “His mom is still breastfeeding so sometimes I get that duty off, but [sometimes] it’s bottles in the middle of the night.” The athlete, laughing as he declares, “It’s not easy to clean an 8-month-old’s four teeth!” in reference to the possibility of one day designing a baby toothbrush for his son, explains how his ongoing collaboration with Moon complements his daily life. “It probably all began with floss sticks when I was a child, carrying them around in my pocket,” he says regarding his commitment to oral hygiene. “I simply had this fixation on maintaining clean teeth.” Collaboration with the Moon became second nature, and the entire situation appeared to be in perfect harmony. Regarding his new platinum toothbrush for the brand, he further states, “I believe that the platinum hue was inspired by jewelry and diamonds because I wanted to create something unique and sophisticated.”