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Jon Beason

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Jon Beason
No. 52, 54
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1985-01-14)January 14, 1985(age 39)
Miramar, Florida,U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:Chaminade-Madonna College Prep
(Hollywood, Florida)
College:Miami (FL)(2003–2006)
NFL draft:2007/ Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:706
Sacks:4.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:4
Interceptions:10
Player stats atPFR

Jonathan Beason(born January 14, 1985) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was alinebackerin theNational Football League(NFL). He playedcollege footballfor theMiami Hurricanes,and was selected by theCarolina Panthersin the first round of the2007 NFL draft.He also played for theNew York Giants.

Early life

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Beason attendedChaminade Madonna College PreparatorySchool from 1999–2003. He played multiple positions includinglinebacker,strong safetyandfullback.As a senior, Beason rushed for 811 yards and 12touchdownsat fullback, and made 75 tackles and had five pass interceptions on defense. Beason also ran track and was on thebasketballteam.

College career

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While attending theUniversity of Miami,Beason played for theMiami Hurricanes footballteam. He began his career atfullback,but shifted tolinebackeras aredshirt freshman.During his career he collected 187tackles,3.5quarterback sacks,and oneinterception.He majored in sports administration.

Before the 2006 season, Beason joined the Miami track-and-field team. He competed on the indoor squad during the spring, finishing 18th at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a season best mark of 6.50 meters in thelong jump.

Beason was one of the players in the recording of the song "7th Floor Crew", a lewdrapsong about sexual activities on the seventh floor of Mahoney Hall. He went as "Big Beas"[1]

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Broad jump Bench press
6 ft0+1⁄4in
(1.84 m) 		237 lb
(108 kg) 		33+1⁄2in
(0.85 m) 		9+1⁄2in
(0.24 m)		 4.78 s 1.64 s 2.77 s 9 ft 3 in
(2.82 m)		 19 reps
All values fromNFL Combine[2][3]

Some guys are athletes, some guys are big, some guys are mean, he's a football player.

— Former PantherMike Minter,referring to Jon Beason.[4]

Carolina Panthers

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Beason was selected in the first round with the 25th overall pick in the2007 NFL draftby theCarolina Panthers.[5]Beason had a great rookie season, finishing second behindPatrick Willisin tackles for a rookie with 140.[6]He finished second in theNFL Defensive Rookie of the Yearvoting behind Willis, receiving two votes.[7]During Beason's second year he was selected to his firstPro Bowland was anAPAll-Proselection after recording 138 tackles and threeinterceptions. In the 2009 season Beason recorded three sacks, three interceptions, a forced fumble, and 141 tackles, including 111 solo tackles.[8]As a result, he was a second-team pick on the2009 All-Pro Team,and also received a spot in the Pro Bowl when Patrick Willis backed out due to injury. Due to an injury to outside linebackerThomas Davis,who was placed on thePhysically Unable to Performlist, Beason volunteered to move to the outside linebacker position while Davis recovered. However, Davis was not taken off the list by the Panthers, and Beason had to assume the role further untilDan Connor,who had taken over the inside linebacker position, had a season-ending injury, thus moving Beason back inside. Due to him switching positions, he finished the season with the worst statistical performance of his career, recording only 121 tackles (9 less than fellow PantherJames Andersonand the first time in his career he did not place first in team tackles). However, Beason was rewarded for his temporary switch to the position, and was designated a Pro Bowl alternate at the outside linebacker position, and later was awarded a spot whenLance Briggsbacked out due to an injury. He was ranked 95th by his fellow players on theNFL Top 100 Players of 2011.[9]

On July 28, 2011, Beason and the Panthers agreed to terms on a deal that would make him the highest-paid middle linebacker in NFL history. The deal was worth $50 million over 5 years, with $25 million guaranteed.[10]On September 14, Beason was placed on the injured reserve list with an injured left Achilles tendon. However, in the 2012 NFL season, Beason lost his middle linebacker starting position toBoston Collegedraft pickLuke Kuechly,who would win the Defensive Rookie of the year for the 2012 season.[11] After starting the first two games of the season, Beason lost his starting job toChase Blackburn.On October 4, 2013, he was traded to theNew York Giantsfor a 7th round pick.[12][13]Despite playing in all 64 regular season games, as well as one playoff game, during the first four years of his Panthers career, Beason managed to only appear in five during his last two full seasons with the team.[14]

New York Giants

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Beason's play significantly improved as a member of the Giants; in his 12 games with the Giants in the 2013 season they went 7-4 (after an 0-4 start), and he had 93 tackles. On March 12, 2014, he and the New York Giants came to an agreement on a new contract, signing a three-year $16.8 million deal.[15] Beason tore a ligament and fractured the sesamoid bone in his toe in a June practice and missed all of training camp and all five of the Giants' preseason games. He played in the first two games of the season but reinjured the toe and missed the next three before returning to play on a limited basis against the Eagles in Week 6 and Cowboys in Week 7. After his visit with doctors, Beason said in a radio interview that he might have to have the season-ending toe surgery to finally take care of the problem, and that turned out to be the case. On November 7, 2015, Beason was placed on the Giants' injured reserve for ankle and knee injuries, after appearing in only 5 of the Giants eight games.[16][17]Beason announced his retirement on February 10, 2016. He was scheduled to undergo knee surgery and was told by doctors that it was best he retire. Beason ended up playing just 21 games in 3 seasons with the Giants.[18][19][20]

NFL statistics

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Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
Comb Solo Ast Sack FF FR Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
2007 CAR 16 140 106 34 0.0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 6
2008 CAR 16 138 110 28 0.0 0 1 3 52 17.3 44 0 8
2009 CAR 16 142 112 30 3.0 1 2 3 46 15.3 18 0 7
2010 CAR 16 121 90 31 1.0 2 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 8
2011 CAR 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
2012 CAR 4 28 16 12 0.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 2
2013 CAR 3 11 7 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
NYG 12 93 65 28 0.0 0 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 1
2014 NYG 4 11 6 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
2015 NYG 5 18 11 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Career[21] 93 706 527 179 4.0 3 4 10 116 11.6 44 0 33

References

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  1. ^"Panthers, Bears Draft 7th Floor Crew Members".
  2. ^"2007 NFL Draft Scout Jon Beason College Football Profile".DraftScout.RetrievedApril 20,2023.
  3. ^"Jon Beason - Combine Results - OLB - Miami (FL)".
  4. ^Gantt, Darin (November 15, 2008)."Panthers' Beason coming into his own at linebacker".Herald Online.Archived fromthe originalon September 5, 2012.
  5. ^"2007 NFL Draft Listing".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMay 10,2023.
  6. ^"No one tackles like Willis -- rookies and vets alike".Archived fromthe originalon March 30, 2008.RetrievedApril 6,2008.
  7. ^"NFL's leading tackler voted AP's top defensive rookie".January 4, 2008.
  8. ^"Jon Beason - Stats at NFL".NFL.
  9. ^"2011 NFL Top 100".Pro-Football-Reference.RetrievedMarch 18,2024.
  10. ^"ProFootballWeekly - Panthers make Beason highest-paid MLB ever".Archived fromthe originalon March 24, 2012.RetrievedJuly 29,2011.
  11. ^"Luke Kuechly (MLB): Bio, News, Stats & more".
  12. ^"New York Giants Could Start LB Jon Beason on Thursday Vs. Chicago. He improved a weak New York Giants offensive lineBears".RetrievedApril 21,2023.
  13. ^"New York Giants Acquired Jon Beason from Carolina Panthers for a Seventh-Round Pick: Report".RetrievedApril 21,2023.
  14. ^"Jon Beason Stats".Pro-Football-Reference.
  15. ^"Jon Beason, Giants agree to deal".ESPN.March 12, 2014.RetrievedMarch 12,2014.
  16. ^Patra, Kevin (November 7, 2015)."Giants activate Jason Pierre-Paul; Jon Beason to IR".NFL.Archived fromthe originalon November 8, 2015.RetrievedNovember 7,2015.
  17. ^Eisen, Michael (November 7, 2015)."LB Jon Beason placed on IR".Giants.RetrievedNovember 7,2015.
  18. ^Eisen, Michael (February 10, 2016)."Jon Beason announces retirement; Giants release Beatty, Schwartz".Giants.RetrievedMarch 9,2016.
  19. ^Kratch, James (February 10, 2016)."Giants linebacker Jon Beason announces his retirement".NJ.RetrievedMarch 9,2016.
  20. ^Orr, Conor (February 10, 2016)."Giants release Beatty, Schwartz; Jon Beason retires".NFL.RetrievedMarch 9,2016.
  21. ^"Jon Beason Stats".ESPN.ESPN Internet Ventures.RetrievedDecember 12,2014.
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