Larry Beavers

American gridiron football player (born 1985)

American football player
Larry Beavers
Personal information
Born: (1985-10-07) October 7, 1985 (age 38)
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school:Annapolis (MD)
College:Wesley (DE)
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:165
Yards:2,189
Receiving TDs:28
Kick return yards:4,116
Kick Return TDs:8
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Larry Beavers (born October 7, 1985) is an American football wide receiver and kick returner who is currently a free agent.

High school

Beavers attended Annapolis High School where he played three sports: football, baseball and track.[1]

College

He attended Wesley College a Division III school located in Dover, Delaware.[2] He currently holds the NCAA all-divisions record for kick return touchdowns with 10. He ended his college career with 2,366 receiving yards, becoming the second all-time in college history.[3]

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

After college, Beavers entered the National Football League (NFL) as an undrafted free agent for the Carolina Panthers on May 1, 2009. He was waived by the team at the end of preseason on September 5, 2009.

New Orleans Saints

On May 13, 2010, Beavers was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[4] The activation of Robert Meachem from the physically unable to perform list resulted in Beavers being cut from the team.[5]

Iowa Barnstormers

In 2011, he was signed by the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League (AFL).[3]

Edmonton Eskimos

On June 17, 2011, Beavers was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[6]

New Orleans VooDoo

In 2013, Beavers was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo. He was waived by the team on July 3, 2013, only to be reassigned to the VooDoo on July 4, 2013. He was placed on reassignment on June 25, 2015.

Las Vegas Outlaws

On August 6, 2015, Beavers was assigned to the Las Vegas Outlaws.

Cleveland Gladiators

On December 14, 2015, Beavers was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators. He was placed on reassignment by the team on January 11, 2017.[7] On June 1, 2017, Beavers was assigned to the Gladiators. On June 5, 2017, Beavers was placed on reassignment.

Philadelphia Soul

On June 13, 2017, Beavers was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[8]

Georgia Doom

In January 2018, Beavers signed with the Georgia Doom of the American Arena League (AAL).[9]

Albany Empire

On May 31, 2018, Beavers was assigned to the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League (AFL).[10] On July 2, 2018, he was placed on reassignment.[11]

West Virginia Roughriders

On October 31, 2018, Beavers signed with the West Virginia Roughriders of the American Arena League (AAL).[12] On November 1, 2019, Beavers re-signed with the Roughriders for the 2020 season.[13]

Jersey Flight

On November 2, 2020, Beavers signed with the Jersey Flight of the National Arena League (NAL).[14]

Orlando Predators

On November 26, 2021, Beavers signed with the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League (NAL).[15] On October 31, 2022, Beavers re-signed with the Predators for the 2023 season.[16] On March 29, 2023, Beavers was released by the Predators.

AFL statistics

Year Team Receiving Returns
Rec Yds TD Ret Yds TD
2011 Iowa 12 165 1 31 500 0
2013 New Orleans 13 176 2 11 234 1
2014 New Orleans 80 1,020 16 59 1,136 4
2015 New Orleans 10 125 1 23 534 2
2016 Cleveland 50 703 8 91 1,494 1
2017 Cleveland 0 0 0 5 101 0
2017 Philadelphia 0 0 0 7 117 0
Career 165 2,189 28 227 4,116 8

Stats from ArenaFan:[17]

References

  1. ^ "Larry Beavers Bio". Neworleanssaints.com. New Orleans Saints. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  2. ^ "Larry Beavers, WR at". Nfl.com. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Barnstormers Make Two more Additions to Offense | www.arenafootball.com". Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  4. ^ "Larry Beavers". New Orleans Saints. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Source: Larry Beavers being waived by Saints | National Football Post". Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  6. ^ "CFL's Edmonton Eskimos Sign Larry Beavers - Wesley". Athletics.wesley.edu. June 17, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ "Transactions". americanarenaleague.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  10. ^ "Transactions". afldigital.com. May 31, 2018. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  12. ^ "West Virginia Roughriders Sign Arena Veteran Wide Receiver Larry Beavers for upcoming 2019 season". facebook.com.
  13. ^ "WR Larry Beavers is returning to the Friendly City!!!". facebook.com.
  14. ^ "2021 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
  15. ^ "2022 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
  16. ^ "2023 NAL Transactions". nationalarenaleague.com.
  17. ^ "Larry Beavers". arenafan.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
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