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| Born: | October 7, 1985 | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Annapolis (MD) | ||||||||||
| College: | Wesley (DE) | ||||||||||
| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2009 | ||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
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| 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.
Beavers attended Annapolis High School where he played three sports: football, baseball and track.[1]
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]
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.
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]
In 2011, he was signed by the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League (AFL).[3]
On June 17, 2011, Beavers was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[6]
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.
On August 6, 2015, Beavers was assigned to the Las Vegas Outlaws.
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.
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]
In January 2018, Beavers signed with the Georgia Doom of the American Arena League (AAL).[9]
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]
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]
On November 2, 2020, Beavers signed with the Jersey Flight of the National Arena League (NAL).[14]
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.
| Year | Team | Receiving | Returns | ||||
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| 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]