Chad Beebe

• Had career game vs. Carolina (11/29/20), scoring his 1st career TD on a game-winner with :46 to play to finish a comeback win. Ended day with career-best 7 catches for 63 yards. 

• The son of former NFL star Don Beebe, who played in 6 Super Bowls for the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers.

• Spent the first 8 weeks of the 2018 season on the Vikings practice squad before being promoted to the active roster.

OFF THE FIELD

• Graduated with a communications/corporate business major.

• Chad's father, Don, is the head coach at Aurora University in Illinois. Don played 9 total seasons in the NFL, spending time with the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers and totaling 219 receptions for 3,416 receiving yards and 23 TDs.

• Frequently volunteered for community service events during his rookie season, including the American Cancer Society's 2018 Crucial Catch luncheon honoring 12 cancer survivors.

• Had career game vs. Carolina (11/29/20), scoring his 1st career TD on a game-winner with :46 to play to finish a comeback win. Ended day with career-best 7 catches for 63 yards. 

• The son of former NFL star Don Beebe, who played in 6 Super Bowls for the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers.

• Spent the first 8 weeks of the 2018 season on the Vikings practice squad before being promoted to the active roster.

OFF THE FIELD

• Graduated with a communications/corporate business major.

• Chad's father, Don, is the head coach at Aurora University in Illinois. Don played 9 total seasons in the NFL, spending time with the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers and Green Bay Packers and totaling 219 receptions for 3,416 receiving yards and 23 TDs.

• Frequently volunteered for community service events during his rookie season, including the American Cancer Society's 2018 Crucial Catch luncheon honoring 12 cancer survivors.

PRO

• Re-signed with Vikings on 3/17/20. 

• Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on 9/24/19.

• Made his NFL debut against Detroit on 11/4/18.

• Signed to Minnesota's active roster on 11/3/18.

• Added to Vikings practice squad after release during final cuts.

• Signed with Minnesota on 5/7/18 as an undrafted free agent after a tryout in the team's rookie minicamp.

2020: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Played in 14 games, caught 2 TDs, ended season with 20 receptions for 201 yards, all career highs. 

• Inactive for the opening 2 games and played in the final 14. 

• Hauled in 10-yard game-winning TD vs. Carolina (11/29), his 1st career TD, that capped a 2nd-half comeback win. The Vikings trailed 21-10 in the 3rd quarter before rallying late. Beebe's TD gave the club a 28-27 win, ending a 75-yard drive with :46 left in the game. The TD came on the heels of a Beebe muffed punt that Carolina recovered on the previous drive that resulted in a Panthers FG and a 27-21 lead for the visitors. Beebe tied for the Vikings team-high with 7 catches on the day, a career-best outing. 

• Had career-long 40-yard TD at Detroit (1/3) in season finale.

• Was team's leading punt returner.

2019: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in 3 games during an injury-shortened 2019 season.

• Logged his 1st KOR in the season opener vs. Atlanta (9/8).

• Set a new career-long with a 61-yard reception in the 2nd quarter at Green Bay (9/15).

• Returned 3 punts for 21 yards vs. Oakland (9/22) before exiting with an ankle injury.

• Placed on the Reserve/Injured list on 9/24/19.

2018: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• Appeared in 3 games during his rookie season after being elevated from the practice squad in Week 9.

• Joined the Vikings practice squad on 9/2/18 after being released during final cuts.

• Promoted to the active roster on 11/3/18.

• Made his NFL debut vs. Detroit (11/4), securing his 1st career catch with a 2-yard reception from Kirk Cousins in the 1st quarter. Finished with 3 receptions for 21 yards on the day.

• Caught 1 pass for 18 yards at Chicago (11/18).

• Inactive Weeks 12-15 with a hamstring injury.

• Returned from injury at Detroit (12/23), appearing on offense and fair catching 1 punt.

• Inactive with a hamstring injury vs. Chicago (12/30).

COLLEGE

• Played in 44 games for the Huskies and finished his career ranking in the Top 10 in program history in punt returns (48) and punt return yards (329).

• Averaged a team-high 14.9 yards per reception as a redshirt senior, totaling 417 yards on 28 catches.

• Was 2nd on the team with 775 all-purpose yards, averaging 86.1 yards per game, in his final collegiate season.

• Turned in his best game of his career when he caught 6 passes for 125 yards at Bowling Green on 10/21/17.

• Finished his career with 64 receptions for 930 yards and 3 TDs as well as 5 rushes for 10 yards.

• Did not play in 2016 due to an offseason injury that resulted in him taking a redshirt year.

• Grabbed 21 receptions and 219 receiving yards, both 4th-best on the team, in 2014 prior to suffering a broken arm in the MAC Championship game.

• Earned 3rd-Team All-MAC honors as a punt returner by Phil Steele in 2014.

PREP

• Earned IHSA All-State honors following his senior season at Aurora Christian HS in Aurora, IL.

• Holds the Aurora Christian HS records for most career receptions and receiving yards.