1. William Keith Beatty was born on March 2,1985 and is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League.
32 Facts About Will Beatty
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Will Beatty played college football for the Connecticut Huskies, and was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft.
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Will Beatty won two Super Bowl rings, one with the Giants when they won Super Bowl XLVI and one with the Eagles when they won Super Bowl LII, both over the New England Patriots.
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Will Beatty was a top performer in the 40-yard dash, the Vertical Jump, the Broad Jump, and the 3 Cone Drill.
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Will Beatty was selected with the 28th pick of the second round by the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL draft.
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Will Beatty began the season as a special teams player and situational tight end when the Giants wanted to use an extra blocking tight end.
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Will Beatty started 4 games in his rookie campaign at Right Tackle, replacing the injured Kareem McKenzie.
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Not until the final 3 games of the regular season did Will Beatty get the opportunity to start again as McKenzie went down with another injury.
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Will Beatty started against the Washington Redskins on Monday Night Football on December 21,2009; the Carolina Panthers on December 27,2009; and the Minnesota Vikings on January 3,2010.
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The 2010 offseason had much speculation about Will Beatty becoming the starting left tackle.
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Will Beatty began the regular season as an extra tight end and special teams contributor.
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Will Beatty was able to return and started two games at Left Tackle for the injured David Diehl.
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In training camp, Will Beatty won the starting Left Tackle job.
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Will Beatty gained media attention in the week following the game for his tough practicing against Jason Pierre-Paul, who had 2 sacks in the Carolina Preseason game and veteran Osi Umenyiora.
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Will Beatty started the first 10 games at Left Tackle for the Giants in 2011.
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Will Beatty had emergency surgery the next day on Thanksgiving Day in New York City to fix the issue.
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Will Beatty missed the Monday Night Football game against the New Orleans Saints.
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Will Beatty became the first Connecticut football player to win an NFL Super Bowl.
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Will Beatty started the game as the 3rd TE in the jumbo package.
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Locklear then moved to RT, and Will Beatty moved into the LT spot.
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Will Beatty started the remaining games of the 2012 season at Left Tackle for the Giants.
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On February 27,2013, Will Beatty re-signed with the New York Giants.
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Will Beatty signed a 5-year contract worth up to $38.75 million, with $19 million guaranteed and a $12.5 million signing bonus.
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Will Beatty started every game at Left Tackle for the Giants.
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Will Beatty broke his leg in the final game of the season vs the Washington Redskins, when DeAngelo Hall upended Will Beatty in frustration.
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Will Beatty leveled off to finish as PFF's 11th best Overall Left Tackle and in their top 10 in run blocking.
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On November 12,2015, Giants head coach Tom Coughlin announced that Will Beatty needed shoulder surgery for a torn rotator cuff and would not return during the 2015 season.
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Will Beatty injured his rotator cuff while rehabilitating his pectoral muscle.
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On February 10,2016, Will Beatty was released by the New York Giants.
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Will Beatty was re-signed by the Giants on August 30,2016.
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On November 14,2017, Will Beatty signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Will Beatty graduated with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies and has garnered national attention in the New York Times and York Daily Record for his ability to sew, cook, clean, draw and play the piano.