In 2016, Beasley led the Atlanta Falcons and NFL in sacks with 15.5 and looked very promising heading into his third year. Since then, Beasley picked up five sacks combined during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. There several factors why Beasley fell off, but the main reason, was moving him to linebacker in 2017.
After the move to linebacker, Vic struggled and has not been the same since. Many fans thought he could break out in 2018 moving back to defensive line, however, he continued to struggle during the 2018 season.
The good news for Vic is that 2019 is going to be his prove it year as the Falcons decided not to release him and will let him play on his fifth-year option, for nearly 13 million dollars.