He was projected by some to be a first-round selection in 2019, so when the New York Giants acquired Sam Beal in the 2018 supplemental draft, excitement brewed in East Rutherford. This was someone Big Blue would eventually need in order to improve its inconsistent defensive backfield, a secondary that, at this point, hasn’t been all too successful in quite some time.
Beal wasn’t likely to be a starter initially. Nonetheless, the future was bright for the young cornerback out of Western Michigan University.
But over two years later, we’ve only seen six total games out of Beal ahead of a 2020 campaign in which he’s opted out amid the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.