| Chad Beebe | |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lbs: | 183 |
| High School: | Aurora Christian (Aurora, Illinois) |
| College: | Northern Illinois |
| Undraftedyear: | 2018 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 26 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 310 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 2 |
| Statlabel4: | Return yards |
| Statvalue4: | 120 |
| Pfr: | B/BeebCh00 |
Chad Beebe (born June 1, 1994) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Northern Illinois.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Beebe attended Aurora Christian Schools, where he played football for his father Don Beebe. Beebe holds school records for most catches and receiving yardage in a career and set a school single-game record with four touchdowns. 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.[1]
Beebe spent five seasons with the Huskies, redshirting his senior season due to an offseason injury. 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.[2] He wore 82, his father's number from the NFL, while at Northern Illinois.[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.[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.[5] Beebe was promoted to the Vikings' active roster on November 3, 2018 after an injury to wide receiver Stefon Diggs.[6] He made his NFL debut the following day in a 24–9 win against the Detroit Lions, catching three passes for 21 yards.[7] As a rookie, Beebe played in three games with four receptions for 39 yards and missed five games due to a hamstring injury.[8]
On September 24, 2019, Beebe was placed on injured reserve after suffering torn ligaments in his ankle.[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]
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.[11] Beebe scored a touchdown on a 40-yard catch and run from Cousins in the final game of the season against the Detroit Lions.[12] He finished the season with 20 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns and nine punts returned for 42 yards.
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.[13] Beebe was waived/injured on August 31, 2021, by the Vikings and placed on injured reserve.[14]
On June 10, 2022, Beebe signed with the Houston Texans.[15] He was released on August 15, 2022.[16]
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.[17]
Like his father, Beebe is a Christian.[18]