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{{Infobox NFL player |name=Larry Beavers |current_team=free agent |number= |position=Wide receiver |birth_date=October 7, 1985 |high_school=Annapolis (MD) |height_ft=5 |height_in=10 |weight_lbs=186 |college=Wesley (DE) |undraftedyear=2009 |pastteams=
- Carolina Panthers ( 2009)*
- New Orleans Saints ( 2010)*
- Iowa Barnstormers ( 2011)
- Edmonton Eskimos ( 2011)
- Pittsburgh Power (2012)*
- New Orleans VooDoo (2013–2015)
- Las Vegas Outlaws (2015)
- Cleveland Gladiators (2016)
- Philadelphia Soul (2017)
- Georgia Doom (2018)
- Albany Empire (2018)
- [[West Virginia Roughriders (2019)
|pastteamsnote=y |status= |highlights=
|aflstatseason= |aflstatlabel1=Receptions |aflstatvalue1=165 |aflstatlabel2=Yards |aflstatvalue2=2,189 |aflstatlabel3=Receiving TDs |aflstatvalue3=28 |aflstatlabel4=Kick return yards |aflstatvalue4=4,116 |aflstatlabel5=Kick Return TDs |aflstatvalue5=8 |afl=11493 }} Larry Beavers (born October 7, 1985) is an American football wide receiver and kick returner who is 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. On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[8]
Georgia Doom[]
Beavers signed with the Georgia Doom in January 2018.[9]
Albany Empire[]
On May 31, 2018, Beavers was assigned to the Albany Empire.[10] On July 2, 2018, he was placed on reassignment.[11]
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:[12]
References[]
- ↑ "Larry Beavers Bio". New Orleans Saints. http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/larry-beavers/86ce4d02-cf04-47a0-a89a-955790020445/.
- ↑ "Larry Beavers, WR at". http://www.nfl.com/player/larrybeavers/2507660/profile. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120104050232/http://www.arenafootball.com/news/barnstormers-make-two-more-additions-offense. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Larry Beavers". New Orleans Saints. http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/roster/larry-beavers/86ce4d02-cf04-47a0-a89a-955790020445/. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100923060817/http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Source-Larry-Beavers-being-waived-by-Saints.html. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
- ↑ "CFL's Edmonton Eskimos Sign Larry Beavers - Wesley". June 17, 2011. http://athletics.wesley.edu/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20110617thsimk. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119174126/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
- ↑ "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170827235503/http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/soul-snare-second-straight-foster-trophy-in-arenabowl-xxx. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Transactions". americanarenaleague.com. http://americanarenaleague.com/index.php/transactions%23january-2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Transactions". afldigital.com. May 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180601025952/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Transactions". afldigital.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705180125/http://www.afldigital.com/index.cfm?view=transactions. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ↑ "Larry Beavers". arenafan.com. http://www.arenafan.com/players/11493/. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
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