Jon Beason

Jon Beason
No. 52, 54
Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1985-01-14) January 14, 1985
Place of birth: Miramar, Florida
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school: Hollywood (FL) Chaminade-Madonna
College: Miami (FL)
NFL draft: 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 25
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 705
Quarterback sacks: 4.0
Interceptions: 10
Forced fumbles: 3
Pass deflections: 33
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Jonathan "Jon" Beason (born January 14, 1985) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami, and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He also played for the New York Giants.

Early years

Beason attended Chaminade Madonna College Preparatory School from 1999-2003. He played multiple positions including linebacker, strong safety and fullback. As a senior, Beason rushed for 811 yards and 12 touchdowns at fullback, and made 75 tackles and had five pass interceptions on defense. Beason also ran track and was on the basketball team.

College career

While attending the University of Miami, Beason played for the Miami Hurricanes football team. He began his career at fullback, but shifted to linebacker as a redshirt freshman. During his career he collected 187 tackles, 3.5 quarterback sacks, and one interception. He majored in sports administration.

Before the 2006 season, Beason joined the Miami track-and-field team. He competed on the indoor squad during the spring, finishing 18th at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships with a season best mark of 6.50 meters in the long jump.

Beason was one of the players in the recording of the song "7th Floor Crew", a lewd rap song about sexual activities on the seventh floor of Mahoney Hall. He went as "Big Beast"[1]

Professional career

2007 NFL Draft

Pre-draft measurements*
Ht Wt 40-yard dash 20-yard dash 10-yard dash Broad BP
6-0 * 237 lb * 4.72 * 2.74 * 1.60 * 9′03″ * 19 *

(* represents 2007 NFL Combine)

“ Some guys are athletes, some guys are big, some guys are mean, he's a football player. ”
— Former Panther Mike Minter, referring to Jon Beason.[2]

Carolina Panthers

Beason was drafted 25th overall in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers. Beason had a great rookie season, finishing second behind Patrick Willis in tackles for a rookie with 140.[3] He finished second in the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year voting behind Willis, receiving two votes.[4] During Beason's second year he was selected to his first Pro Bowl and was an AP All-Pro selection after recording 138 tackles and three interceptions. In the 2009 season Beason recorded three sacks, three interceptions, a forced fumble, and 141 tackles, including 111 solo tackles.[5] As a result, Beason was a second team pick on the 2009 All-Pro Team, and also received a spot in the Pro Bowl when Patrick Willis backed out due to injury. Due to an injury to outside linebacker Thomas Davis, who was placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list, Beason volunteered to move to the outside linebacker position while Davis recovered. However, Davis was not taken off the list by the Panthers, and Beason had to assume the role further until Dan Connor, who had taken over the inside linebacker position, had a season-ending injury, thus moving Beason back inside. Due to him switching positions, he finished the season with the worst statistical performance of his career, recording only 121 tackles (9 less than fellow Panther James Anderson and the first time in his career he did not place first in team tackles). However, Beason was rewarded for his temporary switch to the position, and was designated a Pro Bowl alternate at the outside linebacker position, and later was awarded a spot when Lance Briggs backed out due to an injury.

On July 28, 2011, Beason and the Panthers agreed to terms on a deal that would make him the highest-paid middle linebacker in NFL history. The deal was worth $50 million over 5 years, with $25 million guaranteed.[6] On September 14, Beason was placed on the injured reserve list with an injured left Achilles tendon.However in the 2012 NFL season, Beason lost his middle linebacker starting position to Boston College draft pick Luke Kuechly, who would win the Defensive Rookie of the year for the 2012 season.[7] After starting the first two games of the season, Beason lost his starting job to Chase Blackburn. On October 4, 2013, he was traded to the New York Giants.[8] The trade involved the Carolina Panthers trading Beason for a 7th round pick to the Giants.[9]

New York Giants

Beason's play significantly improved as a member of the Giants; in his 12 games with the Giants in the 2013 season they went 7-4 (after an 0-4 start), and Beason had 93 tackles. On March 12, 2014, Beason and the New York Giants came to an agreement on a new contract, signing a three year $16.8 million deal.[10] Beason tore a ligament and fractured the sesamoid bone in his toe in a June practice and missed all of training camp and all five of the Giants' preseason games. He played in the first two games of the season but reinjured the toe and missed the next three before returning to play on a limited basis against the Eagles in Week 6 and Cowboys in Week 7. After his visit with doctors, Beason said in a radio interview that he might have to have the season-ending toe surgery to finally take care of the problem, and that turned out to be the case. On November 7, 2015, Beason was placed on the Giants' injured reserve for ankle and knee injuries, after appearing in only 5 of the Giants eight games.[11][12] Beason announced his retirement on February 10, 2016.

Beason ended up playing just 21 games in 3 seasons with the Giants. Hours after being released, Beason announced his retirement from the National Football League at the age of 31. He cited his multiple injuries as the reason for his decision, as he was likey facing yet another surgery.

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2007 CAR 16 140 106 34 0.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
2008 CAR 16 138 110 28 0.0 0 1 0 3 52 17 44 0 8
2009 CAR 16 142 112 30 3.0 1 2 0 3 46 15 18 0 7
2010 CAR 16 121 90 31 1.0 2 0 0 1 7 7 7 0 8
2011 CAR 1 4 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 CAR 4 28 16 12 0.0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 2
2013 CAR 3 11 7 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 NYG 12 93 65 28 0.0 0 0 0 1 9 9 9 0 1
2014 NYG 4 11 6 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2015 NYG 5 18 11 7 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 93706527179 4.0 3 4 0 10 116 12 44 0 33

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