Exclusive | A decade later, Odell Beckhams one-handed catch changed everything

Young Jalin Hyatt was watching Cowboys-Giants on television back on Nov.23, 2014.“When he made that catch, it was one of the craziest catches I ever seen, obviously,” Hyatt recalled.

“I was with my family, and we were all shocked seeing it.It’s just crazy how long it’s been, but definitely one of the craziest catches I ever seen for sure.”It was the primetime Sunday night game when a Giants rookie named Odell Beckham Jr.

went way up and reached way back and backpedaled for a three-fingered, 43-yard TD pass from Eli Manning at a disbelieving MetLife Stadium.It changed everything for Beckham, and it changed everything for young receivers with big dreams such as Hyatt, drafted in the third round by the Giants out of Tennessee in 2023.“Me and my brother go to the field and we’ll try to do the one-hand, I remember being at practice in high school trying to catch everything one hand, my right and my left, trying to be like him,” Hyatt told The Post.The play-by-play sheet would read:1st & 10 at DAL 43(14:52 — 2nd) E.Manning pass deep right to O.Beckham for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on DAL-B.Carr, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.

The Replay Official challenged the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld.The ruling on the field was confirmed.

J.Brown extra point is GOOD, Center-Z.DeOssie, Holder-S.Weatherford.It gave the Tom Coughlin Giants a 14-3 lead in a game they would lose 31-28 and fall to 3-8.“I just was like, ‘Did that, like, really happen?’ ” Wan’Dale Robinson told The Post.“I was probably middle school, just starting high school around then 10 years ago.

It was definitely like ‘What in the world?’ and then showing up to school the next day everybody talking about it, ‘Did you see the catch?’ Now anytime anybody reaches back with one hand, it’s like ‘Oh yeah, you’re Odelling it.’ He definitely started a little trend with that.”Giants rookie RB Tyrone Tracy Jr., a WR at Iowa and Purdue, wasn�...