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The sister of former New York Giants defensive back Sam Beal is pleading with the public for help in finding her brother, who has been missing for about seven months.
Essence Zhane took to her Facebook page Monday to ask anyone who might have seen Beal to contact the Kentwood Police Department in Virginia.
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An image 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 seen my brother,” she wrote on social media. “We’ve done everything we could on our end to piece things together, and at this point we’re in desperate need of support on all ends. I’m not here to answer a lot 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 we love you and miss you and it’s been a heavy feeling for months to carry around.”
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System database said the last time Beal had contact with loved ones was back on July 13, 2025. He is missing from Virginia Beach, Virginia.
He is described as having black hair with a muscular and athletic build with brown eyes.
Beal’s girlfriend was the last to see the former NFL player. He dropped her off at her family’s home and went to work. However, Beal headed for Virginia Beach. His girlfriend said the last time she heard from him, he said he was going back home.
New York Giants cornerback Sam Beal talks to reporters after the first Giants OTA on Monday, May 19, 2019, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com)
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“Samuel had nothing with him except the clothes he was wearing, a pair of slides, and his wallet, which contained his bank card and driver’s license,” read a description of his disappearance in the database. “The girlfriend’s vehicle was found in Virginia Beach, VA by one of her family members. 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 took him in the 2018 NFL Supplemental Draft.
He played 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, Nov. 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 weapons charges before the 2021 season and was placed on probation for one year.
