Jimmy Bean’s Oklahoma State career ended in cruel fashion: he tore his ACL against Texas Tech during his senior year and didn’t don the orange and black again. The injury disrupted his success in professional opportunities after he graduated. While he did get opportunities with the Raiders and Broncos, he never stuck on a roster long enough to enjoy his stay and was out of the NFL in short order.
Now that he’s back at full strength though, he’s back in the pros. This week the Montreal Alouettes added him to their practice roster, his first team in more than a year away from the game, during which time he spent training in Dallas.