Tyrice Beverette

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Tyrice Beverette
No. 26     Montreal Alouettes
Beverette with the Montreal Alouettes in 2022
Born: (1995-01-28) January 28, 1995 (age 29)
Lakewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Linebacker
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
CollegeStony Brook
Career history
As player
2018Cincinnati Bengals
20192021Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2022–presentMontreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star2023
Career stats

Tyrice Beverette (born January 28, 1995) is an American professional football linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early years

Raised in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Beverette graduated from Lakewood High School in 2013.[1]

College career

Beverette played college football for the Stony Brook Seawolves from 2014 to 2017 after taking a redshirt season in 2013.[1] He played in 44 games where he had 262 tackles, 27.5 tackles for a loss, 14 sacks, five interceptions, and seven forced fumbles.[1][2]

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

After attending a tryout, Beverette signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on May 14, 2018.[3] However, he was released with the final cuts following training camp on September 1, 2018.[2]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Beverette signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 19, 2019.[4] He began the season on the practice roster, but played in his first career professional game on July 26, 2019, against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[2] He played in 13 regular season games where he had nine defensive tackles and 19 special teams tackles.[2] Beverette also played in his first Grey Cup championship game, but the Tiger-Cats lost to the Blue Bombers in the 107th Grey Cup game.[2]

He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and signed a contract extension on January 5, 2021.[5] He played in nine regular season games in 2021 where he had seven defensive tackles and eight special teams tackles.[2] He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.[6]

Montreal Alouettes

On February 8, 2022, it was announced that Beverette had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tyrice Beverette". Stony Brook Seawolves. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Tyrice Beverette". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Roling, Chris (May 14, 2018). "Bengals sign trio of tryout players, including standout safety Tyrice Beverette". Bengals Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  4. ^ "Tiger-Cats add four internationals to training camp roster". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. May 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "Ticats extend two linebackers including Frey Jr". Canadian Football League. January 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mayala among free agent reinforcements for Alouettes". Montreal Alouettes. February 8, 2022.

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