WATCH: Cowboys' Beasley goes behind back for early Catch of the Year nominee
Beasley pinned the ball to the back of his jersey with one hand and tiptoed along the sideline
The 2016 Dallas Cowboys were powered to a 13-3 record by their dominant offensive line and their dominant rookie duo of Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott. You know this. I know this. The Cowboys themselves know this.
What you may not know is that the Cowboys' leading receiver during that brilliant season was not Dez Bryant; it was not Jason Witten; it was not Terrance Williams and it was not Ezekiel Elliott. No, it was diminutive slot man Cole Beasley. Beasley ended 2016 with a career-high 75 catches for 833 yards, as well as a career-high tying five touchdowns.
He's right back at it in 2017 against the Giants in Week 1, and a fourth-quarter catch might have made you scream at your TV if you saw it live. Check out the replay:
Wait... what?!
— NFL (@NFL) September 11, 2017
This @Bease11 catch is INSANE. 😱 #NYGvsDAL#DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/LwIVsm3DtP
And the crazy GIF:
🤔🤔🤔#DallasCowboys #NYGvsDAL pic.twitter.com/kV832XlVBs
— NFL (@NFL) September 11, 2017
And the reaction from the football corner of Twitter.com:
How the hell did Cole Beasley do that?
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) September 11, 2017
Cole Beasley.
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) September 11, 2017
Catch of the Day
That Beasley catch was worth the rest of this trash game
— Charlotte Wilder (@TheWilderThings) September 11, 2017
Catch behind his head? Sure, Cole Beasley. There's always something you've never seen before.
— Aaron Schatz 🏈 (@FO_ASchatz) September 11, 2017
Beasley makes Brady's mouth water.
— Scott Kacsmar (@FO_ScottKacsmar) September 11, 2017
Odell Beasley Jr pic.twitter.com/SJhDqHFfw6
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) September 11, 2017
Haters will say it's photoshop. #NYGvsDAL pic.twitter.com/nki62Ktnqy
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) September 11, 2017
That Beasley catch??? Like whoa! pic.twitter.com/S0VLzZJRXh
— Jane Slater (@SlaterNFL) September 11, 2017
Ridiculous catch by Cole Beasley. Unreal. 🔥
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) September 11, 2017
I mean, that was just ridiculous. We might not see a better catch all season.
















