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Adarius Bowman

Adarius Bowman
No. 4     Edmonton Eskimos
Date of birth (1985-07-10) July 10, 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth Chattanooga, Tennessee
Career information
Status Active
CFL status International
Position(s) SB
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
College Oklahoma State
North Carolina
High school Notre Dame
Career history
As player
2008 Saskatchewan Roughriders
20092010 Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2011–present Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 2014, 2015, 2016
CFL West All-Star 2014, 2015, 2016
Career stats

Adarius Bowman (born July 10, 1985) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2008. Bowman was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 1, 2009. He played college football at Oklahoma State.

Bowman was ranked by ESPN as the top wide receiver in Tennessee while playing at Notre Dame High School. Not only did he catch passes on offense, but also had 4 interceptions and 75 tackles as a junior on defense. Bowman had 293 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns (a losing effort) in a 2001 game against The McCallie School, the eventual TSSAA Division II-AAA Champions. He played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

In High School, Bowman excelled in track and basketball. In track, he won state titles in the 4x100 relay and triple jump. He also was selected to play in the Tennessee v Georgia State game in his senior year of basketball.

After graduating from high school, Bowman began his collegiate career at North Carolina.

As a true freshman, Bowman played in all 12 games but only started 2. During the span of the 12 games, he netted 181 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Although he had played in every game the previous season, Bowman only saw action 6 times during the 2004 season. Despite playing in fewer games than in the previous season, he managed to amass 329 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. He was dismissed from the team following the North Carolina State game along with Isaiah "Puff" Thomas and Fred Sparkman for possession of marijuana.


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