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Odell Beckham Jr. joined the Minnesota Vikings’ active roster on November 9, 2026, extending a comeback that had already taken him from New York to Minnesota during the season. The move reunited the receiver with coach Kevin O’Connell, whom he knew from their Super Bowl-winning season with the Los Angeles Rams. Away from those football changes, his most clearly documented family role is being a father to son Zydn.
Beckham does not have a publicly confirmed wife. Lauren Wood, the model and television personality with whom he shares Zydn, is his former girlfriend. Their ongoing connection as parents should not be mistaken for a marriage or an announcement that they have resumed their romance.
The distinction matters because older photographs of Beckham and Wood continue to circulate, sometimes alongside headlines that describe her as his wife. Public reporting established their breakup in 2023, and Wood has since discussed their relationship in terms of co-parenting.
So, is Odell Beckham Jr. married? Here is what is known about his relationship history, Wood’s place in his family and the son who remains an important part of both their lives.
Is Lauren Wood Odell Beckham Jr.’s wife or former girlfriend?
Wood is Beckham’s former girlfriend and the mother of his son. No verified wedding announcement or reliable report establishes that they married. Calling her his ex-wife would therefore be inaccurate, just as presenting her as his current romantic partner would go beyond the confirmed information.
The couple became publicly associated in 2019. Their relationship attracted attention partly because Beckham was already one of the NFL’s best-known receivers, while Wood had her own following through modeling, social media and television. Their appearances together provided glimpses of a relationship rather than a detailed account of their private arrangements.
In September 2023, reporting confirmed that Beckham and Wood had separated. That is the date the breakup became widely public, rather than necessarily the exact moment their relationship ended. Neither a public birthday message nor a photograph taken before the separation changes that timeline.
Beckham was subsequently linked with Kim Kardashian. That connection was reported as a later relationship and ended in 2024, according to entertainment reporting. Kardashian was not his wife, and that chapter should not be conflated with his relationship with Wood.
There is no reason to turn the absence of a current marriage announcement into a claim about everything happening privately. The precise conclusion is that a wife has not been publicly confirmed, while his former relationship with Wood and their shared parenthood are well established.
When did Beckham and Wood become parents to Zydn?
Their son, Zydn Beckham, was born on February 17, 2022. His arrival followed the Rams’ Super Bowl LVI victory by four days, giving Beckham two major personal milestones in the same week. The football achievement also came with a serious knee injury that required rehabilitation.
Those overlapping events made the beginning of fatherhood an unusual period in his career. He was celebrating a championship and welcoming a baby while facing a long interval away from games. His later interviews described Zydn as a powerful source of motivation during his return to football.
Wood’s role in that story is as Zydn’s mother, with an identity and career of her own. She has appeared on Ridiculousness and has spoken in interviews about balancing work with motherhood. Her professional activity continued after the couple separated.
The birth announcement remains relevant because it establishes a family connection that outlasted the romantic relationship. It does not establish a marriage, and becoming parents did not make either of them the other’s spouse.
What have they said about family life after their breakup?
Wood has described co-parenting as something they handle as circumstances develop. In interviews during 2024, she emphasized their son’s happiness and their efforts to give him time with both parents and their wider families. She also rejected the assumption that former partners must have a hostile relationship.
Their careers can put them in different places, making communication and scheduling part of the arrangement. Her descriptions were accounts of that period, however, and should not be used as proof of their current home addresses or a permanent custody schedule.
Beckham’s own comments have focused on the effect of becoming a father. In a Ravens feature before the 2023 season, he described wanting to make his son proud. His mother, Heather Van Norman, also spoke about the joy Zydn brought him.
As Beckham begins another stage with Minnesota, his football roster status is public and current. His family story is equally clear on the essential point: Wood is a former partner and continuing co-parent, Zydn is their son, and a current wife has not been publicly established.
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