Shots were fired. Or, shots will be fired? The Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets square off for Monday Night Football in Week 2. Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is wary of the New York defense though.

Beckham Jr. has a history with defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, as they were both on the New York Giants. He believes himself and his team should watch out for ‘dirty plays and cheap shots'.

This is … telling. Williams doesn't exactly have the squeaky-clean reputation that you'd want from your coaches. Now there's a player that used to be on his team saying he knows to watch out for cheap shots?

Beckham Jr. isn't exactly known as a quiet player though. So while there could be truth to this, it could also be his way of getting into the heads of the New York Jets. Maybe they play on eggshells thinking the refs will be looking for any “dirty plays” against the Browns.

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At the same time though, this doesn't seem like something a player would just randomly throw around. It's an accusation that's been lofted at Williams multiple times before. So one more time shouldn't really surprise anyone.

The real question is what this will mean for Monday night. Will the Jets be even more fired up, taking the attack on their coach personal? Or could Beckham Jr. successfully get in their heads?

It should be fun to watch Beckham Jr.'s old coach scheme against him and try to slow down the extremely dangerous weapon. Meanwhile, Beckham Jr. will try to prove that he's one person Williams can't slow down.

Who will get the last laugh?