Tyrice Beverette (born January 28, 1995) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(CFL).

Early life

Raised in

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, Beverette graduated from Lakewood High School in 2013.

College career

Beverette played

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for the

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from 2014 to 2017 after taking a redshirt season in 2013. He played in 44 games where he had 262 tackles, 27.5 tackles for a loss, 14 sacks, five interceptions, and seven forced fumbles.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

After attending a tryout, Beverette signed with the

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on May 14, 2018. However, he was released with the final cuts following training camp on September 1, 2018.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Beverette signed with the

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on May 19, 2019. He began the season on the practice roster, but played in his first career professional game on July 26, 2019, against the

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. He played in 13 regular season games where he had nine defensive tackles and 19 special teams tackles. Beverette also played in his first

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championship game, but the Tiger-Cats lost to the Blue Bombers in the

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game. He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the

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and signed a contract extension on January 5, 2021. He played in nine regular season games in 2021 where he had seven defensive tackles and eight special teams tackles. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 8, 2022.

Montreal Alouettes

On February 8, 2022, it was announced that Beverette had signed with the

. In

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, he played in all 18 games, starting in 14, where he had 56 defensive tackles, 21 special teams tackles, four pass knockdowns, one interception, and one forced fumble. He also scored his first career touchdown when he returned an interception 100 yards on October 1, 2022, against the

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. In the 2023 season, Beverette started all 18 regular season games where he had 89 defensive tackles, 20 special teams tackles, four pass knockdowns, seven sacks, and four fumble recoveries, two of which were returned for touchdowns. For his outstanding season, he was named a CFL All-Star for the first time in his career. In the team's two playoff games, he recorded 15 defensive tackles and one special teams tackle as the Alouettes qualified for the

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. In the

game, Beverette had seven defensive tackles and one special teams tackle in the team's victory over the

References

External links

Montreal Alouettes bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beverette, Tyrice 1995 births Living people American football linebackers Canadian football linebackers Hamilton Tiger-Cats players Lakewood High School (New Jersey) alumni Montreal Alouettes players Players of American football from Ocean County, New Jersey Players of Canadian football from New Jersey Sportspeople from Lakewood Township, New Jersey Stony Brook Seawolves football players Cincinnati Bengals players