Terry Beckner

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Terry Beckner
Free agent
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-03-02) March 2, 1997 (age 24)
East St. Louis, Illinois
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:East St. Louis (IL)
College:Missouri
NFL Draft:2019 / Round: 7 / Pick: 215
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-Team All-SEC (2018)
  • Sporting News Freshman All-American (2015)
  • USA Today All-American (2014)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Terry Beckner Jr. (born March 2, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Missouri. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

High school career[]

In Beckner's final season at East St. Louis, he recorded 107 tackles and 7 sacks.[1] He played in the 2015 Under Armour All-America Game.[2]

College career[]

Beckner played as a true freshman at Missouri, and was named a Freshman All-American by Sporting News[3] even though his season ended early after an MCL and ACL tear in his right knee against Brigham Young on November 14.[4] He had 27 total tackles, 8 being for loss, 3 sacks and a fumble recovery.[5]

On January 20, 2016, Beckner was arrested during a traffic stop for possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana, a misdemeanor, while driving a Chrysler 300 through Columbia. The following day, Tigers head coach Barry Odom suspended Beckner indefinitely from the Missouri football team.[6]

Before tearing his ACL in his left knee against Middle Tennessee,[7] Beckner totaled 24 tackles, 2 being for loss, and a fumble recovery in the 2016 season.[8]

Professional career[]

Beckner was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round, 215th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.[9] On August 31, 2019, Beckner was waived by the Buccaneers and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] He was suspended for four games by the NFL for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs on October 21, 2019.[12] He was reinstated from suspension on November 18, 2019, and the Buccaneers released him from their practice squad.

Beckner had a tryout with the Chicago Bears on August 20, 2020.[13] He was signed to the team's practice squad on September 29.[14] He was released by the team on October 27.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Terry Beckner, Jr. Stats" (PDF). Chicago Tribune. August 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "2015 Under Armour All-America Game Roster". 247Sports. August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Sporting News Freshman All-Americans: UCLA's Josh Rosen is nation's best". Sporting News. December 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Missouri coach fears MCL injury for freshman nose guard Terry Beckner Jr". ESPN. November 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "Terry Beckner Jr. 2015 Stats". Sports Reference. August 21, 2017.
  6. ^ "Terry Beckner Jr. suspended from Mizzou football team after arrest for marijuana possession". Kansas City Star. January 21, 2016.
  7. ^ "Terry Beckner Jr. suffers torn ACL". Kansas City Star. August 21, 2017.
  8. ^ "Terry Beckner Jr. 2015 Stats". Sports Reference. August 21, 2017.
  9. ^ Vitali, Carmen (April 27, 2019). "Buccaneers Select Terry Beckner Jr. in the Seventh Round of the 2019 NFL Draft". Buccaneers.com.
  10. ^ Smith, Scott (August 31, 2019). "Spence, Santos Among Final Cuts to Get Bucs' Roster to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  11. ^ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2019). "Beckner, Fitzgerald Return as Bucs Start Forming Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com.
  12. ^ "Rookie DL Terry Beckner Suspended Four Games by NFL". Buccaneers.com. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  13. ^ @AlbertBreer (August 20, 2020). "Today's tryout/visit list" (Tweet). Retrieved August 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Mayer, Larry (September 29, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears put Cohen on IR, elevate Pierce". Chicago Bears. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  15. ^ Mayer, Larry (October 27, 2020). "Roster Moves: Bears sign return specialist Harris to practice squad". Chicago Bears. Retrieved October 27, 2020.

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