Juwann Bushell-Beatty
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1996)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Juwann Bushell-Beatty
| current_team = St. Louis Battlehawks
| number = 73
| image =
| caption =
| position = Offensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|6|18}}
| birth_place = Paramus, New Jersey, U.S.
| college = Michigan (2014–2018)
| high_school = Paramus Catholic
(Paramus, New Jersey)
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lbs = 315
| undraftedyear = 2019
| pastteams =
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- Dallas Cowboys ({{NFL Year|2019}})*
- St. Louis Battlehawks ({{XFL Year|2020}})*
- Houston Roughnecks ({{XFL Year|2020}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Ottawa Redblacks ({{CFL Year|2021}})
- Tampa Bay Bandits ({{USFL Year|2022}})
- St. Louis Battlehawks ({{XFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
}}
Juwann Bushell-Beatty (born June 18, 1996) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Michigan. He had previous stints with the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL), Tampa Bay Bandits of the XFL, and the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
College career
Bushell-Beatty played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 2014 to 2018. During his freshman season in 2014 he did not see any action. During his sophomore season in 2015 he played in four games as a reserve offensive lineman. During his junior season in 2016 he appeared in eight games including one start at left tackle. During his senior season in 2017 he appeared in 12 games, including seven starts at right tackle. During his fifth-year senior season in 2018 he started 11 games at right tackle, and earned All-Big Ten honorable mention by both the coaches and media.{{cite web|url=https://mgoblue.com/sports/football/roster/juwann-bushell-beatty/16979 |title=Juwann Bushell-Beatty |website=MGoBlue.com |access-date=November 30, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://bigten.org/documents/2018/11/28//2018_All_Big_Ten.pdf?id=6210 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129100105/https://bigten.org/documents/2018/11/28//2018_All_Big_Ten.pdf?id=6210 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 29, 2018 |title=2018 All-Big Ten Football Teams and Individual Award Recipients |website=BigTen.org |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=November 28, 2018|access-date=November 30, 2021}}
Professional career
= Washington Redskins =
After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Bushell-Beatty signed with Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/washington-football-team/Article/Washington-Redskins-sign-undrafted-free-agents--131597699/ |title=Washington Redskins sign eight undrafted free agents |website=247sports.com |first=Jordan |last=Dajani |date=April 30, 2019 |access-date=November 30, 2021}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He was waived by the Redskins on May 28, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/redskins-sign-tackles-brian-wallace-jylan-ware-waive-bisnowaty-bushell-beatty |title=Redskins Sign Tackles Brian Wallace, Jylan Ware |website=washingtonfootball.com |date=May 28, 2019 |access-date=November 30, 2021}}
= Dallas Cowboys =
On August 7, 2019, Bushell-Beatty was signed by the Dallas Cowboys.{{Cite web |last=Drummond |first=K.D. |date=August 7, 2019 |title=Cowboys waive injured WR Lance Lenoir, sign OL |url=https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2019/08/07/dallas-cowboys-lance-lenoir-kiwanis-bushell-beatty-2019-training-camp-roster-moves/ |access-date=November 30, 2021 |website=Cowboys Wire|publisher=USA Today}} He was waived by the Cowboys on August 31, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/several-young-draft-picks-among-cowboys-cuts |title=Several Young Draft Picks Among Cowboys' Cuts |website=dallascowboys.com |first=David |last=Helman |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=November 30, 2021}}
= St. Louis Battlehawks =
Bushell-Beatty was drafted 67th overall by the St. Louis Battlehawks in the 2020 XFL Draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.xfl.com/articles/phase-2-offensive-line-draft-tracker |title=Offensive linemen draft tracker |website=XFL.com |date=October 14, 2019 |access-date=November 30, 2021}} On January 21, 2020, he was traded to the Houston Roughnecks, along with Charles James, in exchange for Robert Nelson.{{cite web |title=XFL Transactions |url=https://www.xfl.com/xfl-transactions |website=XFL.com |access-date=November 30, 2021}} He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.{{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/ |title=XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue |website=SeattleTimes.com |first=Bob |last=Condotta |date=April 10, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2021}}
= Carolina Panthers =
On May 1, 2020, Bushell-Beatty signed with the Carolina Panthers.{{cite web|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/juwann-bushell-beatty-signed-xfl |title=Panthers sign offensive lineman Juwann Bushell-Beatty |website=panthers.com |first=Myles |last=Simmons |date=May 1, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2021}} He was waived by the Panthers on July 31, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/juwann-bushell-beatty-done-in-carolina/ |title=Juwann Bushell-Beatty: Done in Carolina |website=CBSSports.com |date=July 31, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2021}}
= Ottawa Redblacks =
On March 3, 2021, Bushell-Beatty signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/03/03/redblacks-ink-american-ol-juwann-bushell-beatty/ |title=REDBLACKS ink American OL Juwann Bushell-Beatty |website=cfl.ca |date=March 3, 2021 |access-date=November 30, 2021}} He dressed for six games during 2021 season but was ultimately not re-signed.
= Tampa Bay Bandits =
On February 22, 2022, Bushell-Beatty was drafted 58th overall by the Tampa Bay Bandits in the 2022 USFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/usfl/usfl-draft-2022-tampa-bay-bandits-round-by-round-picks |title=USFL Draft 2022: Tampa Bay Bandits' round-by-round picks |website=foxsports.com |date=February 23, 2022 |access-date=February 23, 2022}} He was transferred to the team's inactive roster on May 6, 2022, with an illness.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBandits |title=Transferred to inactive roster |number=1522484301694050304 |date=May 6, 2022 |access-date=May 6, 2022}}{{cite tweet |user=USFLBandits |title=Game Status Report |number=1522485789656899585 |date=May 6, 2022 |access-date=May 6, 2022}} He was moved back to the active roster on May 11.{{cite tweet |user=USFLBandits |title=Roster Updates |number=1524567394701611008 |date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2022}}
= St. Louis Battlehawks (second stint) =
On January 1, 2023, Bushell-Beatty was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks in the first round of the 2023 XFL supplemental draft.{{Cite web |title=Supplemental Draft Picks |url=https://www.xfl.com/supplemental-draft-2023 |access-date=January 2, 2023 |website=www.xfl.com |language=en}} He re–signed with the team on January 22, 2024,{{Cite news |title=The UFL Agrees to Terms with 61 Players |url=https://uflboard.com/news/the-ufl-agrees-to-terms-with-61-players/ |website=UFLBoard.com |date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=January 23, 2024}} and again on August 26.{{Cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The #UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1828183136485683452 |date=August 26, 2024 |access-date=August 27, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/players/juwan-bushell-beatty/165094/ Ottawa Redblacks bio]
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Category:American football offensive linemen
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Category:Players of Canadian football from New Jersey
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