He had previous stints with the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL), Tampa Bay Bandits of the XFL, and the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
During his fifth-year senior season in 2018 he started 11 games at right tackle, and earned All-Big Ten honorable mention by both the coaches and media.
[7] On January 21, 2020, he was traded to the Houston Roughnecks, along with Charles James, in exchange for Robert Nelson.
[11] On March 3, 2021, Bushell-Beatty signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
[16] On January 1, 2023, Bushell-Beatty was selected by the St. Louis Battlehawks in the first round of the 2023 XFL supplemental draft.