What has the Beckham Jr. resurgence been like?

Odell Beckham Jr.’s change of scenery allowed him to escape all the negativity that surrounded him.

Injuries, personal resentments, off-the-field problems, disappointing results. All that was left behind along with the No. 13 on his jersey with the Cleveland Browns.

Beckham sounds and looks different in Los Angeles, where the Rams will face the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl on Sunday. A fresh start? Maybe. A new perspective? No doubt.

“You definitely feel free,” Beckham admitted during a virtual media session this week. “When you eliminate all that, you realize you were carrying other people’s problems, things they need to work on.”

“I was overloading myself. I think that might have been the reason I got injured so many times. There’s a part of me that wanted to show people that they were wrong, rather than wanting to be myself and prove that I was right. So, definitely, I feel like the weight was lifted off my shoulders, less energy on me.”

The receiver who struggled with injuries in recent seasons was cut in November by Cleveland after two and a half years. The relationship was turbulent at the end. Both sides wanted to go in a different direction.

Beckham was released and had several suitors. The three-time Pro Bowl selection chose the Rams over the Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints. His friend, corner Jalen Ramsey, encouraged him, as did head coach Sean McVay and receivers Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods and Van Jefferson.

No one knew how Beckham would fit into a star-studded lineup.

Beckham caught 27 passes for 305 yards and five touchdowns in eight regular-season games with the Rams, taking over Woods’ role after he tore his left knee ligament in a practice the day Beckham arrived.

He has done better in the postseason, with 19 receptions for 236 yards and a touchdown in three wins. He had nine catches and 113 yards against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game two weeks ago.

In addition, Beckham remains the most popular player in the NFL, whose fame was catapulted by an impressive one-handed catch against the Dallas Cowboys in his rookie year. He has 15.2 million followers on Instagram and 4.2 million on Twitter.