Chad Beasley

College career Beasley played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 1997 to 2001 as a defensive lineman. He officially signed with the team on July 19. He was waived on August 27 and signed to the practice squad on September 4, 2002.

On October 1, 2002, the Cleveland Browns signed Beasley off of the Vikings' practice squad. He re-signed with the Browns on April 28, 2004. Beasley was placed on injured reserve again on August 30, 2004. He was waived on December 13, 2004.

Beasley signed a reserve/future contract with the Houston Texans on January 31, 2005. He was waived on September 3, 2005.

Beasley signed a reserve/future contract with the Carolina Panthers on January 5, 2006. He was allocated to NFL Europe to play for the Berlin Thunder in 2006. He started all 10 games for the Thunder during the 2006 NFL Europe season. Beasley was waived by the Panthers on September 2, 2006.