Odell Beckham Jr. posed as a Lyft driver and it took passengers forever to notice

The hair gave it away.
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Jacob Lauing
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Odell Beckham Jr. posed as a Lyft driver and it took passengers forever to notice
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Strip away the one-handed catches, remove the iconic touchdown dances and cover up the bleached blonde tips, and New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is virtually unrecognizable -- at least to Lyft passengers in New York.

The NFL star — who racked up 1,367 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns this year — posed as a Lyft driver, but it took his passengers a long time to notice. Even when Beckham dropped hints, like dancing and his hopes of traveling to Houston (the site of this year's Super Bowl), passengers just went along with it.

But of course, when he ripped the beanie off and let his blonde curly locks fly, passengers realized they were sitting next to one of the best wide receivers in the NFL.

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Jacob Lauing

Jacob is Mashable's Sports Intern. He graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, where he studied journalism and served as editor-in-chief of Mustang News, Cal Poly's student newspaper. Some of Jacob's favorite activities include watching baseball, playing music and eating bagels.


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