Beasley attended Little Elm High School, where he was an option quarterback, leading the Lobos to the Texas UIL-4A playoffs in consecutive years. He was a district co-MVP, posting 1,184 rushing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, 1,570 passing yards, and 12 touchdowns. He was rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com.
College career
Beasley accepted a scholarship from Southern Methodist University, where he was converted into a wide receiver, playing in 11 games with 7 starts as a freshman, while finishing third on the team with 42 receptions for 366 yards and three touchdowns. As a sophomore, he started seven games, making 40 receptions, 493 yards and three touchdowns. SMU would win the 2009 Hawaii Bowl marking the first bowl invite since the so-called death penalty. As a junior, he posted 87 receptions, 1,060 yards and six touchdowns. As a senior, he registered 86 receptions for 1,040 yards and two touchdowns.
Beasley went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft because of his size and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. He left abruptly during training camp, stating he was dealing with "personal stuff", and even considered retiring from professional football. He went on to have a sudden change of heart, returning and making the final 53-man roster. As a rookie, he appeared in ten games and made 15 receptions for 128 receiving yards.
2013 season
Beasley found ways to be productive while being surrounded by a solid corps of wide receivers, having the highest completion percentage of any receiver in the NFL with more than 10 targets. He was targeted by quarterback Tony Romo on third down, especially in spread formations. Much of this became attributed to Beasley's very good route running. He posted 39 receptions for 368 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. He also returned 10 punts for 68 yards, along with one kickoff for 11 yards.
2014 season
Beasley posted 37 receptions, 420 yards and four touchdowns. He averaged nearly 50 yards per game during the final six contests of the season. In the Wild Card playoff win against the Detroit Lions, he made four catches – three for first downs- for 63 yards and recovered a critical Romo fumble.
2015 season
On March 3, the Cowboys signed Beasley for an additional four years, with a total contract value of $13.6 million. With leading receiver Dez Bryant injured for most of the season, he finished with 52 receptions for 537 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns, while playing with four different starting quarterbacks with varying degrees of knowledge of the team's offense. At the beginning of the year he was used to fill in as a punt returner, due to his ball security ability. He was eventually replaced by rookie Lucky Whitehead after having poor return averages and a critical muffed punt in a loss against the New York Giants.
2016 season
Beasley posted career highs in receptions and yards, catching 75 passes for 833 yards and five touchdowns on 98 targets. His 76.5% catch rate ranked second among NFL wide receivers in 2016.
2017 season
In the 2017 season, Beasley finished with 36 receptions for 314 receiving yards and four receiving touchdowns.
2018 season
Beasley started the 2018 season with seven receptions for 73 yards in a 16–8 loss to the Carolina Panthers. In Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he had nine receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns in the 40–7 victory. Overall, he finished with 65 receptions for 672 yards and three touchdowns in the 2018 season. The Cowboys won the NFC East and earned the #4-seed in the NFC Playoffs. In the Wild Card Round against the Seattle Seahawks, Beasley had three receptions for 28 yards in the 24–22 victory. In the Divisional Round against the Los Angeles Rams, he had one reception for 15 yards in the 30–22 loss.
Buffalo Bills
On March 13, 2019, Beasley signed a four-year, $29 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. Beasley caught his first touchdown reception with the Bills in a 31–21 Week 6 win over the Miami Dolphins. Against the Dallas Cowboys, his former team, on Thanksgiving Day in Week 13, Beasley finished with 110 receiving yards and a touchdown as the Bills won 26–15. In Week 16 against the New England Patriots, Beasley caught seven passes for 108 yards during the 24–17 loss. Overall, Beasley finished the 2019 season with 67 receptions for 778 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns. Beasley was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 29, 2020.
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Music career
Beasley released the debut single release "80 Stings" in 2017. In 2018, he released his debut albumThe Autobiography produced by Victor"Phazz" Clark. The two teamed up to form ColdNation Records an independent record label located in Frisco, Texas.
