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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | July 3, 1977 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Denver, Colorado | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
College: | Western Illinois | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 5 / Pick: 158 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Tackles: | 298 |
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Sacks: | 38.5 |
Interceptions: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
David Walter Bowens (born July 3, 1977) is a former American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Western Illinois.
Bowens has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and Cleveland Browns.
Bowens attended St. Mary's Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Michigan and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track and field. In basketball, he won All-State honors.
Bowens started his college career at the University of Michigan for two seasons before he transferred to Western Illinois. He majored in accounting.
Bowens was originally drafted in the fifth round (158th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft out of Western Illinois University by the Denver Broncos.