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The sister of former New York Giants defensive back Sam Beal implored the public to help find her brother who has been missing for about seven months.
Essence Zhane took to his Facebook page Monday to ask anyone who has seen Beal to contact the Kentwood Police Department in Virginia.
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A photo of Sam Beal uploaded to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) in October 2025. (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs))
“Tomorrow it will be 7 months since we have heard from or seen my brother,” she wrote on social networks. “We’ve done everything we can on our end to put things together and at this point we desperately need support from all sides. I’m not here to answer a bunch of whys and hows, I just need this to land in the right direction to get some form of answer or conclusion.
“I’m a big sister and I need my brother to know that we love you and miss you and it’s been a heavy feeling to carry for months.”
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database indicates that the last time Beal had contact with his loved ones was July 13, 2025. He is reported missing from Virginia Beach, Virginia.
He is described as having black hair, a muscular, athletic build and brown eyes.
Beal’s girlfriend was the last to see the former NFL player. He dropped her off at her family’s home and was supposed to go to work. However, Beal headed to Virginia Beach. His girlfriend said the last time she heard from him, he said he was going home.
New York Giants cornerback Sam Beal speaks with reporters after the Giants’ first OTA on Monday, May 19, 2019, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com)
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“Samuel took nothing with him apart from the clothes he was wearing, a pair of flip-flops and his wallet containing his bank card and his driving license,” we can read in the database. “The girlfriend’s vehicle was picked up in Virginia Beach, Virginia by one of her family members. The vehicle was found with Samuel’s shoes and socks on the floor of the front passenger seat as well as some sand on the floor.”
Beal was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and attended high school in the state. He went to Western Michigan before the Giants took him in the 2018 NFL Supplemental Draft.
He played in games with the Giants, including starting three games for them during his rookie season in 2019. He missed the entire 2020 season due to a COVID-19 opt-out.
New York Giants cornerback Sam Beal (23) warms up before his Giants debut against the New York Jets on Sunday, November 10, 2019, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com, North Jersey Record via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
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Beal pleaded guilty to gun charges before the 2021 season and was placed on probation for a year.
