Sam Beal

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Sam Beal
Sam Beal 2019 (cropped).jpg
Beal with the New York Giants in 2019
No. 23, 34
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1996-08-30) August 30, 1996 (age 27)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:177 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school: Ottawa Hills
(Grand Rapids, Michigan)
College: Western Michigan
Supplemental draft: 2018  / Round: 3
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-MAC (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:27
Pass deflections:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Sam Beal (born August 30, 1996) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Western Michigan, and high school football at Ottawa Hills High School.

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Early years

Playing at Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids, 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

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

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

Beal was drafted 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.

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]

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  2. 1 2 Hutton, Jason (July 31, 2014). "Ottawa Hills senior Sam Beal commits to Western Michigan for football". Fox 17. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Buckley, Nick (March 15, 2018). "Western Michigan's Sam Beal could be Broncos' next big pro prospect". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Sam Beal, Ottawa Hills". 247Sports.com . Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Buckley, Nick (July 24, 2017). "Western Michigan Broncos' best: No. 14 Sam Beal a lockdown cornerback". Battle Creek Enquirer. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ Tuls, Jonah. "Tuls: Smith and Jones II help USC survive early scare vs WMU". NDT Scouting. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ Nothaft, Patrick (October 17, 2017). "WMU CB Sam Beal to return for EMU game, RB LeVante Bellamy out". mlive.com. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ Evans, Marshawn (December 13, 2017). "Broncos crowd the All-MAC selections". Western Herald. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
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  10. ↑ "Seven Broncos Named Preseason All-MAC by Athlon Sports". Western Michigan Sports. May 21, 2018. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ Bouda, Nate (June 6, 2018). "Western Michigan CB Sam Beal Petitioning To Enter 2018 Supplemental Draft". nfltraderumors.co. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ Eisen, Michael (July 11, 2018). "Giants select CB Sam Beal in supplemental draft". Giants.com.
  13. ↑ Sessler, Marc (July 25, 2018). "Sam Beal likely out for year with shoulder injury". NFL.com.
  14. ↑ Benton, Dan (July 29, 2018). "Giants place Sam Beal on IR, re-sign Kenneth Durden". Giants Wire. USA Today.com.
  15. ↑ Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2019). "Giants place CB Sam Beal on IR, sign TE Eric Tomlinson and 8 to practice squad". Giants.com.
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  18. ↑ Eisen, Michael (August 5, 2020). "Cornerback Sam Beal opts out of 2020 season". Giants.com.
  19. ↑ Benton, Dan (November 10, 2021). "New York Giants waive CB Sam Beal". Giantswire.com.
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