• 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 and debuting vs. Detroit on 11/4/18.
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...Frequented community service events during his first season in Minnesota...Attended the American Cancer Society’s 2018 Crucial Catch luncheon honoring 12 individuals who have fought cancer.
PRO Made his NFL debut against Detroit on 11/4/18...Named to Minnesota’s active roster on 11/3/18...Named to the Vikings practice squad after being released during final cuts...Signed with Minnesota on 5/7/18 as an undrafted free agent after participating in the team’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.
2018 Appeared in 3 games during his rookie season after being elevated from the practice squad in Week 9...Inactive with a hamstring injury vs. Chicago (12/30)...Returned from injury at Detroit (12/23), appearing on offense and fair catching 1 punt...Inactive Weeks 12-15 with a hamstring injury...Caught 1 pass for 18 yards at Chicago (11/18)...Made his NFL debut vs. Detroit (11/4), securing his first career catch with a 2-yard reception from Kirk Cousins in the 1st quarter. Finished with 3 receptions for 21 yards on the day...Promoted to the active roster on 11/3/18...Joined the Vikings practice squad on 9/2/18 after being released during final cuts.
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...Contributed as a return man throughout his career, returning punts for 3 seasons and returning kickoffs as a redshirt senior...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.
