Sam Beal

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Sam Beal
File:Sam Beal 2019 (cropped).jpg
Beal with the New York Giants in 2019
No. 23, 34
PositionCornerback
Personal information
Born (1996-08-30) August 30, 1996 (age 29)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight177 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High schoolOttawa Hills (Grand Rapids)
CollegeWestern Michigan
Supplemental draft2018: 3rd round
Career history
Awards and highlights
  • Second-team All-MAC (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles27
Pass deflections1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
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Sam Beal (born August 30, 1996) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos.

Early life

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Playing at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Beal started on its varsity football team for three years[1] and played on both sides of the ball.[2] Aside from football, Beal garnered All-American honors his senior year in track and field.[3] He committed to Western Michigan in late July 2014, favoring the college because he lived in Kalamazoo before high school.[2] Beal was a two-star prospect.[4]

College career

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A nose for contact turned Beal to the defensive side of the ball in college.[3] He played as a true freshman in twelve games and logged 55 tackles as a sophomore.[5] A breakout game against USC, which included an interception of Sam Darnold, highlighted Beal's junior season,[6] which was marred by an injury that occurred in regulation of a seven-overtime game against Buffalo and kept him out of the following week's game against Akron.[7] Following the season, Beal was named Second Team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC).[8]

Beal considered entering the 2018 NFL draft but decided to stay, citing a multitude of reasons.[3] He was projected to go in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft.[9] Beal was named a preseason First Team All-MAC selection for the upcoming 2018 season.[10] In June before his senior season, Beal applied to enter the 2018 NFL Supplemental Draft.[11]

Professional career

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File:Sam Beal.jpg
Beal in a game against the Washington Redskins

Beal was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2018 Supplemental draft.[12] On July 25, 2018, during training camp, Beal suffered a shoulder injury that would keep him out his entire rookie season.[13] He was placed on injured reserve four days later.[14]

On September 1, 2019, Beal was placed on injured reserve with a hamstring injury.[15] He was designated for return from injured reserve and began practicing on October 16, 2019.[16] He was activated on November 5.[17]

On August 5, 2020, Beal announced he would opt out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

On November 9, 2021, Beal was waived from the active roster.[19] On December 18, 2021, Beal was signed to the Giants practice squad.[20] Beal was released on December 28, 2021.

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On June 11, 2021, Beal pleaded guilty to a pair of gun charges stemming back to a June 2020 arrest in Ohio in which he was pulled over and a concealed weapon was discovered, and he was also cited for marijuana possession and a traffic violation. The plea put him on probation through June 2022.[21]

References

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