Larry Beavers

Larry Beavers (born October 7, 1985) is an American former professional football wide receiver and kick returner.

Early life Beavers attended Annapolis High School where he played three sports: football, baseball and track.

College career 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). He was released on June 25, 2011, before the start of the regular season.

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 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.

Georgia Doom In January 2018, Beavers signed with the Georgia Doom of the American Arena League (AAL).

Albany Empire On May 31, 2018, Beavers was assigned to the Albany Empire of the Arena Football League (AFL). On July 2, 2018, he was placed on reassignment.

West Virginia Roughriders On October 31, 2018, Beavers signed with the West Virginia Roughriders of the American Arena League (AAL). On November 1, 2019, Beavers re-signed with the Roughriders for the 2020 season.

Jersey Flight On November 2, 2020, Beavers signed with the Jersey Flight of the National Arena League (NAL).

Orlando Predators On November 26, 2021, Beavers signed with the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League (NAL). On October 31, 2022, Beavers re-signed with the Predators for the 2023 season. On March 29, 2023, Beavers was released by the Predators.

AFL statistics Legend Won the ArenaBowl Led the league Bold Career high Year Team Receiving Returns 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