John Bowman (Canadian football)

John Bowman

No. 7     Montreal Alouettes
Date of birth	July 19, 1982
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Career information
Status	Active
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DE
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	255 lb (116 kg)
College	Wingate
NFL draft	2005 / Undrafted
Career history
As player
2005	Daytona Beach Hawgs
2005	Sioux City Bandits
2006	Rome Renegades
2006–present	Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
2x Grey Cup champion (2009, 2010)
CFL All-Star	2010, 2015
CFL East All-Star	2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

John Bowman (born July 19, 1982) is a professional Canadian football defensive end for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Daytona Beach Hawgs of the National Indoor Football League in 2005, and played in 2006 for the league's Rome Renegades. He played college football for Wingate.

Professional career

Indoor Football

In 2005 Bowman signed with the Daytona Beach Hawgs of the National Indoor Football League. After the Hawgs became suspended from the postseason, Bowman signed with the Sioux City Bandits of United Indoor Football. Following the 2005 season Bowman signed with the NIFL's Rome Renegades.

Canadian Football

In 2006 Bowman signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. He recorded 12 sacks in three consecutive seasons, and a minimum of 7 sacks every year excluding his first season in the CFL. Entering his 8th season as an Alouette, at the age of 30, Montreal extended his contract for 3 more seasons. ^[1]

John Bowman is the leader for sacks by a Montreal Alouette with 102 in his career.

References

1. http://www.cfl.ca/article/three-more-years-als-extend-rush-end-bowman

External links

• Montreal Alouettes bio Archive copy at the Wayback Machine