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| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 7 October 1985 | ||||
| Age: | 34 years | ||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||
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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.
College
He attended Wesley College a Division III school located in Dover, Delaware. 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.
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. The activation of Robert Meachem from the physically unable to perform list resulted in Beavers being cut from the team.
Iowa Barnstormers
In 2011, he was signed by the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League (AFL).
Edmonton Eskimos
On June 17, 2011, Beavers was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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. 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.
Georgia Doom
Beavers signed with the Georgia Doom in January 2018.
Albany Empire
On May 31, 2018, Beavers was assigned to the Albany Empire. On July 2, 2018, he was placed on reassignment.
AFL statistics
| 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: