Melvin Fowler
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| Position: | Center | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 31, 1979 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Brooklyn, New York | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Maryland | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 3 / Pick: 76 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 87 |
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| Games started: | 60 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Melvin Thaddeus Fowler, Jr. (born March 31, 1979) is a former American football center. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maryland.
Fowler has been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions and Florida Tuskers.
Fowler was an All-county and All-Long Island selection as a defensive lineman at Half Hollow Hills High School West in Dix Hills, New York where he was chosen Long Island’s top lineman in a poll of area coaches. He was also a finalist for the 1996 Bob Zellner Award. He was a three-sport standout who also excelled in basketball and lacrosse.
Fowler did not allow a quarterback sack in the four years as a starter at the University of Maryland. He took over center duties in his redshirt freshman year, despite having practiced at that position for only 10 days before earning the starting job. He was a model of consistency, as he started every game (44) he played in for Maryland.
Fowler was drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. In his rookie season with the Browns he was the backup center behind Dave Wohlabaugh and made his first career start at center against Tampa Bay, filling in for an injured Wohlabaugh. He dressed but did not play in three contests and was inactive for the remaining 12 regular season games and the AFC Wild Card Game at Pittsburgh.
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