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The sister of former New York Giants defensive back Sam Beal asked the public for help finding her brother, who has been missing for about seven months.
Essence Zhane took to her Facebook page on Monday to ask anyone who may have seen Beal to contact the Kentwood Police Department in Virginia.
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A photograph of Sam Beal uploaded to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) in October 2025. (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs))
“Tomorrow will be 7 months since we last heard from or saw my brother,” he wrote on social media. “We’ve done everything we can on our part to rebuild things and at this point we desperately need support on all ends. 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 kind of answer or closure.
“I’m a big sister and I need my brother to know that we love you and miss you, and this has been a heavy feeling for months.”
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database said Beal last had contact with his loved ones on July 13, 2025. He is missing in 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 house and was supposed to go to work. However, Beal headed toward Virginia Beach. His girlfriend said the last time she heard from him, he said he was coming 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 did not bring anything other than the clothes he was wearing, a pair of flip-flops and his wallet, which contained his bank card and driver’s license,” reads the database description of his disappearance. “The girlfriend’s vehicle was recovered in Virginia Beach, VA by one of her relatives. The vehicle was found with Samuel’s shoes and socks on the floor of the front passenger seat along with 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 selected him in the 2018 NFL Supplemental Draft.
He played in games for the Giants, including three starts 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, Nov. 10, 2019, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com, North Jersey Registry via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
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Beal pleaded guilty to weapons charges before the 2021 season and was placed on probation for one year.
