All About Odell Beckham Jr.'s Son Zydn Beckham

Mar. 15, 2025

Zydn Beckham, Odell Beckham Jr. and Lauren Wood at the 2022 ESPYs.Photo:Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic

The only thing NFL starOdell Beckham Jr.loves more than football is his son,Zydn Beckham.

The wide receiver became a dad when he welcomed Zydn with his then-girlfriendLauren Woodon Feb. 17, 2022 — just days after winning his firstSuper Bowlring.

“Me thinking that winning the Super Bowl was going to be thebest moment of my life. And then you came along,” Beckham wrote onTikTokfollowing his son’s birth.

Though Beckham and Wood later went their separate ways — multiple sources told PEOPLE of theirbreakupin September 2023 — they remain dedicated co-parents.

“For me,I just hope he learns love,” Beckham told PEOPLE in February 2025. “I hope that I can instill in him everything that my father instilled in me. And for my son to have the right moral compass.”

Here’s everything to know about Odell Beckham Jr.’s son, Zydn Beckham.

Beckhamand Wood announced they were expecting in November 2021

Lauren Wood and Odell Beckham Jr. at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic

Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic

The due date was dangerously close to the Super Bowl, and Beckham worried his sonmight be bornwhile he was playing in the big game. “I don’t need you to put that energy in the air about the Saturday night or the Sunday thing,'' he toldThe New York Post. “I think God has a different plan. I don’t need it during the Super Bowl. I want to see my child being born, so I’m on watch.”

Zydn was born just a few days after Super Bowl LVI in 2022

Odell Beckham Jr. and Lauren Wood with their son, Zydn Beckham.Odell Beckham Jr. Instagram

Odell Beckham Jr. Instagram

In her own Instagram post, Wood sharedsimilar sentiments about Beckhamand gave more insight into her delivery, which she said lasted three hours and was a home birth. “I’ve been MIA soaking up every min of motherhood,” she wrote. “From my birth experience, to sharing exhaustion with the most supportive, loving partner I could ask for, @obj, watching you become the dad I always knew you would be, but actually seeing it happen, I am forever grateful.”

He made his first red carpet appearance at 5 months old

Odell Beckham Jr., Lauren Wood, and Zydn Beckham at The 2022 ESPYS.Chris Polk/Variety/Penske Media/Getty

Chris Polk/Variety/Penske Media/Getty

At just 5 months old, Zydn attended his first red carpet event. Beckham and Wood brought him along to the ESPYs, where he matched his dad in a black-and-white tuxedo.

Wood shared photos of the event with the caption “Mi Familia 🖤.”

Zydn is his dad’s biggest fan

Zydn Beckham.Odell Beckham Jr. Instagram

Zydn attended several games while in Wood’s tummy, but he went tohis first one post-birthat 17 months old to watch his dad’s debut on the Baltimore Ravens. “Zydn’s first football game outside of my womb,” Wood captioned photos of her little one rocking Raven’s gear on her Instagram Story.

Four months earlier, Zydn supported his pops when Beckham announced that he would besigning with the team. The toddler, then 13 months old, was seen wearing an adorably oversized jersey and flat-brim hat in photos onInstagram.

His birthday parties are over the top

Zydn Beckham.Zydn Beckham Instagram

Zydn Beckham Instagram

Zydn turned 1 in February 2023, and his parents went all out for his first birthday party. The Jurassic-themed celebration featured huge dino cutouts, tons of balloons and prehistoric decor, a bouncy house, a ball pit, a photo wall, a dino-themed cake and lots of friends and family. He dressed for the occasion in a little dino jumper and a green bowtie.

“Zydn’s birthday was too lit!!” Wood captioned anInstagram slideshowof the event. “Brought in his first year w/ so many friends & family. He was a ball of happiness all day 🥹 Decor 10/10 🤌!”

Hissecond birthday partyproved to be quite an affair as well. When he turned 2 in February 2024, he enjoyed another dinosaur-themed event complete with plenty of entertainment options for his guests, including aMs. Rachelimpersonator, a sand pit and face painting.

Beckham is a very hands-on dad

Odell Beckham Jr. and Zydn Beckham.Odell Beckham Jr. Instagram

Beckham was excited about every aspect of fatherhood, even the less fun parts. “I’m all in. I change the diapers. I get up in the middle of the night,” he told PEOPLE. “His mom is still breastfeeding so sometimes I get that duty off, but [sometimes] it’s bottles in the middle of the night.”

The baller says there’s “nothing better for me than my son. I have been waiting on him for a very long time,” which is why he’s excited to be as hands-on as possible, including with dental care. “It’s not easy to clean an 8-month-old’s four teeth!” he joked.

Of course, there are fun parts, too, like getting to do things he enjoys with his mini-me. For example, Beckham shared a set of photosplaying video games with his sonon his lap in July 2022. “When he wake up from that nap but it’s only 15 people left 😩😭,” he wrote in theInstagramcaption.

Time with Zydn was the silver lining to Beckham’s ACL injury

Beckham tore his ACL in Super Bowl LVI, but he saw it as a special opportunity tospend more timewith his little one. “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 told PEOPLE at the time.

“Being injured and having to sit out this time around and not being at training camp, I never had this exact time period to myself. I get a long time to spend with my son and that means a lot to me,” he added.

However, the baller admitted he “missed football” and was excited to get back to the game. When he finally returned to training camp, he was thrilled, but thehighlight of his daywas still going home to his son.

“As soon as I get home, he’ll come give me a hug or lay on me,” he told PEOPLE. “It’s just very — words don’t do justice for how great that feeling he gives me is … My son makes me smile every single day.”

Beckham is hoping his son will follow in his athletic footsteps

Odell Beckham Jr. and Zydn Beckham.Zydn Beckham Instagram

Beckham proudly admits he can “see so much of [himself] in [Zydn],” and already recognizes some athletic prowess in his son. So, does he hope his little one will be a pro football player like him?

“We’re thinking and hoping that he’ll be the next prodigy,” he added.

source: people.com