Wide receiver Cole Beasley signed a four-year, $29 million contract with the Buffalo Bills, according to multiple reports including from NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. His new deal contains $14.4 million in guaranteed money. Beasley spent the first seven years of his career with the Dallas Cowboys.
#Bills aren't done at WR. They will sign WR Cole Beasley, sources say. He'll get $29 million over four years.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 12, 2019
Cole Beasley to Sign Four-Year Deal With Buffalo Bills
Beasley has been a constant part of a team that has had a bunch of personnel changes during his tenure, and through it all, he has been the definition of consistency. In 2018, he played in all 16 games and recorded 65 receptions for 672 yards and three touchdowns. He had a catch rate of 74.7 percent, which was fourth in the league among wide receivers, and he averaged 10.3 yards per catch.
While 2018 was arguably the second-best year of Beasley’s career, his best season was definitely 2016. That year he set or tied career highs in receptions (75), receiving yards (833), touchdowns (5), and catch percentage (76.5).
Beasley has never been a number one receiver, but he has been a consistent slot guy who makes the plays that he needs to make. In the past five seasons, he has played all but one game. After his first season, in which he played just 10 games, he has surpassed 35 receptions and 300 yards every year.
Overall in his seven seasons in Dallas, Beasley has played in 103 games and has racked up 3,271 receiving yards on 319 receptions and 23 touchdowns. He has caught almost 71 percent of the passes thrown to him in his career, which is way above the league average for wide receivers. So whether it was Tony Romo or Dak Prescott throwing the ball to him, he was going to catch it a majority of the time.
Beasley is a Texas guy through and through. He was born in Houston, he was an option quarterback at Little Elm High School, and he had a very successful college career at SMU. Despite racking up almost 3,000 yards in college, he was highly underrated because of his 5’8″ stature. He went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft but was offered a contract by the Cowboys, and he fit in well with their system for seven strong seasons.
