Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Chad Beebe (12) catches a quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) pass for a touchdown in front of Carolina Panthers cornerback Corn Elder (29) in the fourth quarter of an NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. Over the course of his collegiate career, Beebe had 64 receptions for 930 yards and three touchdowns while also returning 48 punts and 12 kickoffs for 329 and 297 yards. “This kid’s been knocked down so many times and had so many setbacks, but yet he keeps picking himself off the matt and keeps fighting. “It’s got duct tape on it and its screws have been replaced and it’s been through a lot, but it’s still hanging in there,” his father and former NFL receiver Don Beebe said via the Pioneer Press. “I’m not a jumper up and down, but I probably gave a fist pump,” Don said. ... His dad knows plenty about that. [6] He made his NFL debut the following day in a 24-9 win against the Detroit Lions, catching three passes for 21 yards. Beebe had a famous last name, but Stefanski knew little else about the undersized wide receiver from Northern Illinois. Chad Beebe, a product of Northern Illinois, is a long shot to make the Vikings—he was one of 31 invitees to the minicamp last week. It … “When I raised him, I said, ‘This is your life. “At the end of the day, things aren’t always going to go the way you want it to, but in life you’re always going to have a chance to make up for it,” he said. After attending Western Illinois University, he transferred to Chadron State College in Nebraska, where he set several school football records his senior year and ran a 6.3 60-yard dash on the indoor track team. Chad Beebe the son of six time Super Bowl wide receiver, Don Beebe, plays wideout for NIU. by. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! After Sunday’s game, Chad Beebe talked about how he was able to overcome his miscue. The catch would cap a 75 yard drive with to tie the game with the extra point giving the Vikings a 28-27 victory over Carolina. Vikings’ Chad Beebe got ‘never-give-up attitude’ from his father Don Beebe became well-known for chasing down Leon Lett in Super Bowl XVII “He did not focus on what just happened but he focused on the future of the next play. “Chad … [13], Beebe is the son of former NFL wide receiver Don Beebe, who played nine years for the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, and Carolina Panthers and appeared in six Super Bowls. Don Beebe was impressed with how his son didn’t get down after he called for a fair catch and mishandled the punt. [4] He was cut from by the Vikings at the end of training camp and subsequently signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018. Beebe has been working with a JUGS machine his dad bought during his playing days. They were obviously down when Chad lost the fumble but elated when he scored the winning touchdown. At 5-foot-10, 190 pounds, Chad Beebe is hardly the biggest or strongest, nor does he have the lightning speed his dad became known for. Toward that end, Beebe is putting in hard work this offseason — with some help from his dad, former NFL wide receiver Don Beebe. “It’s a never-give-up attitude and just trusting in that.”, His dad knows plenty about that. Michael Pierce is back with Vikings, still has some regret for opting out. And that made sense. With all the focus being on first-round rookie Justin Jefferson and free-agent addition Tajae Sharpe, Beebe was an afterthought and one who many figured would be cut in camp. EAGAN, Minn. — No matter what Chad Beebe did for the Vikings last season, comparisons to his father, former NFL receiver Don Beebe, followed him every step of the way. Vikings WR Chad Beebe has been an offseason standout for Minnesota. Beebe is one of five children of Don and Barb Beebe. NFL provides details for offseason program, but Vikings players offer no clarity on participation Carolina recovered at the Vikings’ 9-yard line but was held to a field goal that kept the Vikings alive — and they won on Kirk Cousins’ 10-yard touchdown pass to Beebe with 46 seconds remaining. Source Chad Mayonnaise is secondary character in Disney's Doug. Don Beebe watched the game with his wife Diana and youngest daughter Kaitlyn at the family home in Aurora. But Lett celebrated before reaching the goal line, and Beebe knocked the ball out of his hands for a touchback. Before coming to Minnesota, he covered the Miami Heat and Dolphins for Fox Sports. The Vikings initially declined to tender Beebe after the 2020 season, making a free agent, but quickly re-signed him to a one-year contract on March 17, 2021. Jarius Wright, Diggs, Thielen, and now maybe Beebe. A very small percentage of people can get over something like that mentally, and I’m talking about even pros. Chad Beebe was born during the summer of 1994 when his father, Don, was preparing for another season with the Buffalo Bills after helping the team make it to four straight Super Bowls. The same highs and lows Chad felt scoring the game-winner after dropping the punt, the Beebe family shared. Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski remembers when undrafted free agent Chad Beebe showed up for a long-shot audition to make the team. Shane Mickle; June 14, 2019. Chad missed Friday's loss to Montini. Against the Panthers at U.S. Bank Stadium, Chad Beebe muffed a punt and lost a fumble with 2:10 left that could have cost Minnesota the game. Diggs and Thielen alone are evidence enough that, at least recently, the Vikings can identify overlooked WR talent and also develop that talent. Chris is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he spent his college years watching the losingest team in the history of Division I-A football. He was waived before the season but signed to the practice squad before being called up midway through the year. When Chad was driving home from the stadium, he called his father as he does after every game. He was a longtime NBA writer with the Akron Beacon Journal, Rocky Mountain News and AOL FanHouse. Chad Beebe’s father, Don, played in six Super Bowls, including with the Packers. [11] Beebe scored a touchdown on a 40-yard catch and run from Cousins against in the final game of the season against the Detroit Lions. Beebe holds school records for most catches and receiving yardage in a career and set a school single-game record with four touchdowns. Related Articles [8], On September 24, 2019, Beebe was placed on injured reserve after suffering torn ligaments in his ankle. TL;DR: Beebe is a nice lottery ticket. See our full terms of use Beebe, of course, played for his dad, Don, at Aurora Christian before moving on to Northern Illinois and making the practice squad of Minnesota as an undrafted free agent. And after catching just seven passes in Minnesota’s first 10 games this year, he had a career-high seven catches for 63 yards against the Panthers, scored his first NFL touchdown, and overcame the fumble. He is the single father of Patti Mayonnaise. Sure enough, a bone on the outside of his foot was broken in half. Our goal with article comments is to provide a space for civil, informative and constructive conversations. Chad Beebe returns to Minnesota for his fourth NFL season in 2021. “Just watching the game, I think the last three minutes of the game encapsulated his life in sports,” said Beebe’s father, who played for the Panthers and Green Bay Packers in addition to the Bills and is now head coach at Division III Aurora (Ill.) University. Charley Walters: Pohlads poised to be lone local owners in Twin Cities major sports But he’s an even-keeled guy who just did his job.”. 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Giving up is not an option, period, in our house.’ ”. He attended Kaneland High School in Maple Park, Illinois where he lettered in basketball, track and football, graduating in 1983. With his Buffalo Bills on their way to being blown out 52-17 by the Dallas Cowboys, Beebe relentlessly pursued Leon Lett as the defensive lineman returned a fumble for what looked like a sure touchdown. Beebe’s 64-yard rundown of … After the car accident in which his wife died when Patti was younger, his legs got paralyzed and since then he was forced to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. No matter what Chad Beebe did for the Vikings last season, comparisons to his father, former NFL receiver Don Beebe, followed him every step of the way. Beebe founded the “House of Speed,” where he has trained athletes of all ages. [1], Beebe spent five seasons with the Huskies, redshirting his senior season due to an offseason injury. [12] He finished the season with 20 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns and nine punts returned for 42 yards. "When he dropped it, I'm not a real emotional guy, but I was devastated for him," Don said. EAGAN, Minn. -- Chad Beebe burst off the line of scrimmage late in the preseason opener against the Denver Broncos, just the way Dad taught him. In his senior season Beebe caught 65 passes for 980 yards and 15 touchdowns and earned IHSA All-State honors as the Eagles won the 2012 Illinois Class 3A title. It never has been for Chad Beebe. Son Chad is not that incredibly fast, clocking a pedestrian 4.47 at the same distance, but Dad Don thinks he’s worth a look as a contributing player on the right team. He coached high school football at Aurora Christian (Ill.) from 2004 to 2013, saw his son (Chad Beebe) reach the NFL as a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings and, now, Beebe is the head coach at Division-III Aurora (Ill.) University. As a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings, Chad Beebe is following in the footsteps of his father Don, a 9-year NFL wide receiver. Beebe holds school records for most catches and receiving yardage in a career and set a school single-game record with four touchdowns. Don Beebe was amazed his son could play, and cut, with the pain, but finally it was enough to have it checked out. Carolina recovered at the Vikings’ 9-yard line but was held to a field goal that kept the Vikings alive — and they won on Kirk Cousins’ 10-yard touchdown pass to Beebe with 46 seconds remaining. “I was so proud of how he did not wallow in self pity,” he said. Chad Beebe (born June 1, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). “The first thing I told him was, ‘Remember the saying I used to tell you when you were growing up?’ ” Don said. In Week 12 of the 2020 season, Beebe scored a late go-ahead touchdown, which was also the first of his career, on a ten-yard reception from Kirk Cousins to secure a 28–27 victory over the Carolina Panthers, overcoming a muffed punt minutes earlier that had set up a Panther's field goal. [3], Beebe signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on May 7, 2018 after participating in a rookie minicamp with the team. Chad Beebe’s dad caught 219 passes for 3,416 yards, rushed for 28 yards, returned 81 kickoffs for 1,735 yards, and scored 25 touchdowns (23 receiving, one … [7] As a rookie, Beebe played in three games with four receptions for 39 yards and missed five games due to a hamstring injury. Don Beebe, a former NFL wide receiver who caught 219 passes and played in 6 Super Bowls in nine years, is head coach at Aurora University. “My wife and daughter, they were going crazy. He played college football at Northern Illinois University. Vikings players release statement saying ‘many of us’ will skip in-person voluntary workouts “All I said, as his dad, was, ‘Be the best you can be.’ He just happened to choose the same profession, and I said, ‘Never give up. Instead it was undrafted rookie wideout Chad Beebe turning some heads with his feet, just like his dad, Don, did back in the day. Undrafted out of Northern Illinois in 2018, he had to try out at a Vikings rookie minicamp before he was signed. Amazingly, Chad Beebe has had all this success despite playing with a broken left foot since the DuSable game in Week 1. As an NFL rookie himself in 1989, Don Beebe wanted to invest in himself, so he spent $2,200 on a JUGS machine, which allowed him to practice catching passes even when he didn’t have a quarterback to throw to him. After Sunday’s game, Chad Beebe talked about how he was able to overcome his miscue. But he was on the winning side in Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers in January 1997. here. 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[9] Beebe caught two passes for 70 yards, returned one kickoff for 13 yards and returned seven punts for 46 yards with three fumbles in three games played in 2019.[10]. Against the Panthers at U.S. Bank Stadium, Chad Beebe muffed a punt and lost a fumble with 2:10 left that could have cost Minnesota the game. They were jumping up and down.”. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS. The younger Beebe isn’t as fleet of foot as his father, who famously chased down Leon Lett in Super Bowl XXVII to strip the defensive tackle of the ball as he was celebrating a … Injuries have disrupted his NFL career, including a hamstring problem that cost him five of the last six games in 2018 and ankle surgery that ended his 2019 season after three games. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chad_Beebe&oldid=1014564420, Players of American football from Illinois, Northern Illinois Huskies football players, Short description is different from Wikidata, Minnesota Vikings currentteam parameter articles, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 27 March 2021, at 20:42. After overcoming a lost fumble on a muffed punt to score the winning touchdown Sunday against Carolina, Vikings wide receiver Chad Beebe talked about having a “never-give-up attitude.’’ He can thank his father for that. His son is trying to make the way he did — with grit. Born in Buffalo, New York, Beebe attended Aurora Christian Schools, where he played football for his father Don Beebe. Chris joined the Pioneer Press in 2013 to cover the Vikings. The news that Chad Beebe is the favorite to be the Vikings third wide receiver this year is one of the more surprising nuggets to come out of Vikings’ camp so far. “I used to tell him all the time that, ‘Hey, everybody makes mistakes, the great ones just make less of them.’ ”. The news that Chad Beebe is the favorite to be the Vikings third wide receiver this year is one of the more surprising nuggets to come out of Vikings’ camp so far. The son of former NFL player Don Beebe, Chad Beebe joined the Vikings as an undrafted rookie in 2018 and had his best season in 2020, catching … Whatever you choose to do, I really don’t care,’ ” Don Beebe said in a phone interview. READ MORE: Brooklyn Center Police Respond To Apparent Shooting “I was a ball boy growing up when he was coaching high school back in my hometown in Aurora. With all the focus being on first-round rookie Justin Jefferson and free-agent addition Tajae Sharpe, Beebe was an afterthought and one who many figured would be cut in camp. Don Beebe was known for his perseverance as an NFL receiver from 1989-97, perhaps best exemplified in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XVII in January 1993. Many remember his dad Don Beebe and initially, that is … As you comment, please be respectful of other commenters and other viewpoints. We reserve the right to remove any comment we deem to be defamatory, rude, insulting to others, hateful, off-topic or reckless to the community. [2] He wore 82, his father's number from the NFL, while at Northern Illinois. Chris Tomasson: Rick Spielman’s draft highlights with Vikings rarely have involved the O-line In his senior season Beebe caught 65 passes for 980 yards and 15 touchdowns and earned IHSA All-State honors as the Eagles won the 2012 Illinois Class 3A title. — No matter what Chad Beebe did for the Vikings last season, comparisons to his father, former NFL receiver Don Beebe, followed him every step of the way. [5] Beebe was promoted to the Vikings' active roster on November 3, 2018 after an injury to wide receiver Stefon Diggs. And that made sense. Since joining the Pioneer Press, Chris has won nine awards in Pro Football Writers of America contests. Don Beebe watched the game with his wife Diana and youngest daughter Kaitlyn at the family home in Aurora. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. EAGAN, Minn. -- Chad Beebe burst off the line of scrimmage late in the preseason opener against the Denver Broncos, just the way Dad taught him. 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