Odell Beckham Jr cried tears of joy and hobbled on an injured knee while celebrating his first Super Bowl victory

• Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. secured his first career Super Bowl ring on Sunday.
• The superstar suffered a non-contact knee injury midway through the game and could not return.

It's been a long, arduous road for Odell Beckham Jr., but the superstar wide receiver has reached the NFL's mountaintop.

The newly-minted Super Bowl champion was overcome with emotion after his Los Angeles Rams took down the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 on their home turf to hoist the legendary Vince Lombardi Trophy. Beckham had caught the first touchdown pass of the game and looked to be an MVP contender before suffering a non-contact knee injury just before halftime.

His night was over, but his teammates pulled out the win to secure him the first ring of his NFL career.

Despite the scary-looking knee injury that placed him on the sidelines for the entire second half of the game, Beckham was intent on experiencing the moment with his teammates and the fans on hand at SoFi Stadium. With a bulky-looking knee brace wrapped around the majority of his left leg, OBJ hobbled around the field to celebrate as blue and yellow confetti rained down.

He was still "in absolute tears," per ESPN's Dianna Russini.

Beckham only joined the Rams after parting ways with the Cleveland Browns midway through the season. But after arriving in Los Angeles, the 29-year-old exploded for nearly 600 receiving yards and seven touchdowns — the same amount he accrued in 2.5 seasons with the Browns — in just 12 appearances for the Rams.

His tenure in Cleveland was rather tumultuous, as was the end of his time with the New York Giants — the franchise that drafted him out of LSU in 2014. Beckham vehemently insisted that he had what it took to win it all, and even took some brash bets on himself along the way in pursuit of personal and team success.

The gamble paid off; he's a key contributor on a winning team and, at long last, a Super Bowl champion.