I think something was up with Barkley an Shurmur is protecting him like a coach should:
Why wasn’t Beckham on the field for the first series of the second half?
Because he was in the locker room receiving fluids intravenously after suffering from cramps just before play was about to begin. “I was fine and then I went out and took off running and I just felt like a bite in that calf,” Beckham said. “Once you get a cramp in your calf, it’s over with. So I came back in, I got fluids.”
This isn’t the first time Beckham has missed snaps because of the issue, right?
Correct. Dehydration has been an issue for Beckham all season, and he has had to have an IV at halftime at least three times this year. “I think it happens once in a while,” Shurmur said. “He does fine getting himself prepared. I can’t tell you why it happens … He had to do something medically to get ready to play, so he did.”