Draft:Maceo Beard-Aigret

Maceo Beard-Aigret
No. 7     Paris Musketeers
Born: (2000-05-12) May 12, 2000 (age 24)
Paris, France
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusGlobal
Position(s)Defensive back
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
CollegeThetford Mines College
CFL draft2022G, round: 3, pick: 23
Drafted bySaskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As player
2016Montereau Strikers
2017–2018Pessac Kangaroos
2018Thetford Mines College
2018–2019Pessac Kangaroos
2020Thonon Black Panthers
2021Potsdam Royals
2022Saskatchewan Roughriders
2022Berlin Thunder
2023Helvetic Guards
2024–presentParis Musketeers
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Macéo Beard-Aigret (born May 12, 2000), also known as Macéo Beard, is a French-American football defensive back for the Paris Musketeers of the European League of Football (ELF).[1]

With the Helvetic Guards in the European League of Football (ELF), he is named best defensive player of the 2023 season.[2] He then joined the Paris Musketeers for the 2024 ELF season.[3]

Career

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Beard-Aigret began playing American football as a wide receiver and as a cornerback in 2016 with the Montereau Strikers youth team.[4] That year, he was named his team's best rookie of the year. He then played for the Kangourous de Pessac where he played in the 2017 and 2018 French Junior Bowls. He was named MVP of the 2018 Bowl. Beard spent part of 2018 at the Canadian college in Thetford Mines. He participated in the 2019 European Junior Championships with the French team, which finished in third place. During this competition, he sometiems played the position of quarterback.[4]

With the Thonon Black Panthers, Beard joined the Division 1 Elite Championship for the first time in his career. However, the season was canceled after three days following the COVID-19 pandemic. He then participated in the Canadian Football League (CFL) Combine in 2020 and the NFL in 2021.[5]

Beard is participating in the 2021 German Football League season with the Potsdam Royals.[6] He competed in the 2020 European Championship during which the French team finished in fourth place.

In 2022, Beard signed with the Berlin Thunder of the European League of Football (ELF). He again participated in the CFL Combine which allowed him to join the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Released before the start of the season,[6] he returned to the Thunder but broke his ankle[6] after four games which ended his season. In 2023, Beard joined the Helvetic Guards, the new Swiss franchise of the ELF.[6] He was named his team's MVP in the 12th week. At the end of the championship, he had the highest number of interceptions in the league (8) and was named best defensive player of the season.[2]

Statistics

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Statistiques dans la European League of Football[7]
Année Équipe Matchs Plaquages Interceptions Fumbles
Total Seul Ast TFL Sack PD Int Yards TD FF FR TD
2022 Thunder de Berlin 04 11 06 05 0 0 02 02 029 0 0 1 0
2023 Helvetic Guards 12 40 30 10 3 0 12 08 239 2 0 0 0
2024 Mousquetaires de Paris ? Saison en cours
Total 16 51 36 15 3 0 14 10 268 2 0 1 0

Notes and references

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References

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  1. ^ "Macéo Beard-Aigret". Foot Bowl (in German). Retrieved March 25, 2024..
  2. ^ a b "Winners awarded at Honors Show presented by Stetson". europeanleague.football. Retrieved March 25, 2024..
  3. ^ "BREAKING - Paris Musketeers sign reigning Defensive Player of the Year". europeanleague.football. Retrieved March 25, 2024..
  4. ^ a b "Beard erster Importspieler der Guards". football-aktuell (in German). Retrieved March 25, 2024..
  5. ^ "Maceo Beard-Aigret RAS". RAS. March 29, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2024..
  6. ^ a b c d "ELF: Helvetic Guards sign French DB Maceo Beard". American Football International. November 9, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2024..
  7. ^ "SportsMetrics". www.sportsmetrics.football. Retrieved March 25, 2024..