Reggie Begelton
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Reggie Begelton
| image = 2023, 84, Reggie Begelton.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Begelton with the Calgary Stampeders in 2023
| current_team = Calgary Stampeders
| number = 84
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|8|31}}
| birth_place = Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 200
| college = Lamar
| high_school = West Brook{{Cite web |title=Former West Brook, LU receiver signs with Packers |date=January 6, 2020 |url=https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/sports/hs/amp/Former-West-Brook-LU-receiver-signs-with-Packers-14954170.php |publisher=Beaumont Enterprises}}
(Beaumont, Texas)
| undraftedyear = 2016
| pastteams =
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2017}}–{{CFL Year|2019}})
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2021}})
- Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2021}}–present)
| status = Active
| cflstatus = American
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 1
| highlights =
- Grey Cup champion (2018)
- 3× CFL All-Star ({{CFL Year|2019}}, {{CFL Year|2023}}, {{CFL Year|2024}})
- 3× CFL West All-Star ({{CFL Year|2019}}, {{CFL Year|2023}}, {{CFL Year|2024}})
| cflstatlabel1 = Games played
| cflstatvalue1 = 53
| cflstatlabel2 = Receptions
| cflstatvalue2 = 243
| cflstatlabel3 = Receiving yards
| cflstatvalue3 = 3,326
| cflstatlabel4 = Touchdowns
| cflstatvalue4 = 19
| pfr = BegeRe00
| cfl = reggie-begelton/162999/
}}
Reggie Begelton (born August 31, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Lamar. He has also played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL):
College career
He played college football for the Lamar Cardinals. Begelton finished his college career with 227 receptions for 2435 yards and 20 touchdowns.{{Cite news |title=Reggie Begelton College Stats |url=http://stats.washingtonpost.com/cfb/players.asp?id=208383 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}
Professional career
=Calgary Stampeders (first stint) =
Begelton was originally signed by the Calgary Stampeders on May 17, 2017, but was released at the end of training camp on June 17. He was re-signed to the team the following day.{{cite web |url=https://www.stampeders.com/transactions-2017 |title=2017 Stampeders transactions |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=November 1, 2021}} He played in nine games for the Stampeders in 2017, catching 22 passes for 304 yards with one touchdown. Begelton played the first seven games of the season in his second year, before suffering a broken arm which caused him to miss the remainder of the season{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2018 |title=Reggie Begelton out for remainder of season with broken arm |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/09/28/reggie-begelton-leaves-first-quarter-argos-injury/ |access-date=May 22, 2019 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}} In those seven games, he caught 25 passes for 488 yards and one touchdown; the Stampeders went on to win the 106th Grey Cup.{{Cite web |last=Born |first=Rob |date=April 7, 2020 |title=Will Reggie Begelton Stampede into Packer Fans' Hearts? |url=https://totalpackers.com/2020/04/reggie-begelton/ |access-date=September 6, 2020 |website=TotalPackers.com}}
In 2019, he was the unanimous selection for the Calgary Stampeders' Most Outstanding Player.{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2019 |title=CFL announces 2019 team award winners |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/30/cfl-announces-2019-team-award-winners/}}
=Green Bay Packers =
On January 6, 2020, Begelton signed a reserve/future contract with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL.{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2020 |title=Packers sign WR Reggie Begelton; FB Elijah Wellman to reserve/future contracts |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-wr-reggie-begelton-fb-elijah-wellman-to-reserve-future-contracts |website=Packers.com}} He was waived on September 5, 2020,{{Cite web |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Packers announce roster moves |url=https://www.packers.com/news/green-bay-packers-announce-roster-moves-2020-roster-reduction |website=packers.com}} and was signed to the practice squad the next day.{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2020 |title=Packers sign 14 players to practice squad |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-14-players-to-practice-squad |access-date=September 6, 2020 |website=Green Bay Packers}} On October 5, Begelton was promoted to the active roster.{{Citation |title=Packers sign WR Reggie Begelton to the active roster |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-wr-reggie-begelton-to-the-active-roster |publisher=Green Bay Packers}} After making his NFL debut against the Atlanta Falcons, Begelton was waived by the Packers on October 6 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later.{{Citation |title=Packers release WR Reggie Begelton and LB Curtis Bolton |date=October 6, 2020 |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-release-wr-reggie-begelton-and-lb-curtis-bolton |work=Green Bay Packers |access-date=October 6, 2020}}{{Citation |title=Packers sign WR Reggie Begelton to practice squad |date=October 8, 2020 |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-wr-reggie-begelton-to-practice-squad |work=Green Bay Packers |access-date=October 8, 2020}} On January 26, 2021, Begelton signed a reserves/futures contract with the Packers. On August 31, 2021, Packers released Begelton as part of their final roster cuts at the end of the 2021 preseason.{{cite web |title=Packers announce roster moves |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-x7726 |publisher=packers.com |access-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831234104/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-x7726 |url-status=dead }}
=Calgary Stampeders (second stint)=
On November 1, 2021, Begelton re-signed with the Stampeders.{{cite web |url=https://www.stampeders.com/2021/11/01/begeltons-back/ |title=Begelton's back! |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=November 1, 2021}} Begelton played in two games to close out the 2021 regular season and also the team's lone playoff game in which he caught seven passes for 105 yards.{{Cite news |title=2021-11-28 Game Tracker - Calgary Stampeders vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders (6198) |url=https://www.cfl.ca/games/6198/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=CFL.ca |language=en}} The following season Begelton played his first full 18-game season in the CFL and caught 85 passes for 957 yards with six touchdowns. On December 8, 2022 Begelton and the Stampeders agreed to a new two-year contract extension.{{Cite web |author=TSN ca Staff |date=2022-12-08 |title=Reggie Begelton Calgary Stampeders contract extension |url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/reggie-begelton-calgary-stampeders-contract-extension-1.1890482 |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=TSN |language=en-CA}} On June 23, 2023, he was placed on the six-game injured list before the team's Week 3 match against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.{{Cite web |author=3Down Staff |date=2023-06-23 |title=Calgary Stampeders place REC Reggie Begelton on six-game injured list ahead of clash with Riders |url=https://3downnation.com/2023/06/23/calgary-stampeders-place-rec-reggie-begelton-on-six-game-injured-list-ahead-of-clash-with-riders/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=3DownNation |language=en-US}} He suffered a rib injury during Calgary's Week 2 game and it required a minor procedure to fix.
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://www.stampeders.com/players/reggie-begelton/162999/ Calgary Stampeders bio]
- [https://lamarcardinals.com/sports/football/roster/reggie-begelton/1090 Lamar bio]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Canadian football wide receivers
Category:Players of American football from Beaumont, Texas
Category:Lamar Cardinals football players
Category:Calgary Stampeders players