Odell Beckham Jr. and Bucs fans unite to celebrate Baker Mayfield, Sterling Shepard's touchdown

Odell Beckham Jr. knows Sterling Shepard and Baker Mayfield very well. After all, he played with the former at the New York Giants, then joined forces with the latter upon being traded to the Cleveland Browns.

And he must have been watching when his former teammates scored a touchdown within the last two minutes of the first half for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday night:

The wide receiver reveled in the highlight alongside Buccaneers fans:

"YUNGGGGGGG SHEPPPPPPP," said OBJ.

"Shep still doing his thing," one fan said.

"Man what a throw!" another fan said.

More of the joy can be seen below:

"Bro’s still got it," one praised.

"That's so good," another cheered.

"Baker and Sterl are definitely showing their college chemistry again! That connection is looking strong," another celebrated.

Shepard signed a one-year contract with the Bucs last June, only to be released in August and re-signed to the practice squad. He was only promoted to the active roster amid the Bucs' recent wide-receiver injury woes.

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Odell Beckham Jr. discusses delayed Dolphins start

Back in May, Odell Beckham Jr. made a good amount of hype by joining the Miami Dolphins. After all, he was joining one of the league's most prolific offenses, boasting burgeoning quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and speedy fellow wideouts Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle, as well the equally fast running back tandem of Raheem Mostert and De'Von Achane.

But four games into the season, the Dolphins are teetering at a miserable 1-3, behind even the notoriously shallow New England Patriots, whom they will face on Sunday. Tagovailoa concussed himself during a lopsided Thursday loss against the Buffalo Bills and has been on injured reserve since then. And the vaunted offense has been mostly nowhere to be seen.

Meanwhile, amidst all of this, Odell Beckham Jr. did not play a single snap, himself joining the physically unable to perform (PUP) list with a knee injury.

But speaking to ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques on Thursday during practice, he revealed that it was not the only reason:

"It was a lot going on in my life -- personal life, businesses, all of that. It just kind of had me in a place where football wasn't exactly a priority. I have a son, he's 2 years old -- don't get much time to spend with him. I feel like he's growing up fast and I'm not having that much time."

OBJ continued by calling his move to the PUP list "a selfless act":

"I hate the feeling of walking around this building hurt, and the PUP list means I can't practice with the team... and be on the field. So it's just something that I kind of had to follow, not what I wanted to do.

"But... if I'm not on the PUP list, I'm taking up a roster spot, which means I'm taking someone else's job while I'm not doing anything. It's not really a good feeling to have. So, it was what was best for this team and organization."

Sans Odell Beckham Jr., the Dolphins will take on the New England Patriots on Sunday at 1 PM ET on Fox.