Adarius Bowman was born on July 10,1985 and is an American former professional football wide receiver in the Canadian Football League.
30 Facts About Adarius Bowman
1.
2.
Adarius Bowman was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2008.
3.
Adarius Bowman was a Grey Cup Champion and three time CFL All-Star having accumulated 652 receptions for 9,491 yards and 49 touchdowns in 141 career games.
4.
Adarius Bowman was ranked by ESPN as the top wide receiver in Tennessee while playing at Notre Dame High School.
5.
Adarius Bowman played in the 2003 US Army All-American Bowl.
6.
Adarius Bowman was selected to play in the annual Tennessee vs Georgia game in his senior year of basketball.
7.
Between the 2004 and 2005 seasons, Adarius Bowman transferred to Oklahoma State, where he would become a college football standout under first-year head coach Mike Gundy.
8.
Adarius Bowman was redshirted during his junior year, but was back on the field in 2006.
9.
Adarius Bowman had a rather disappointing season in 2007, only catching 61 passes for 932 yards and 7 touchdowns.
10.
Adarius Bowman was once regarded as a potential first-round pick in the 2008 NFL draft, but a string of events led to him going undrafted.
11.
Adarius Bowman erupted for 112 yards and a touchdown on six catches in his debut for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
12.
Adarius Bowman was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from the Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 1,2009.
13.
Adarius Bowman was traded along with non-import offensive lineman Jean-Francois Morin-Roberge, and non-import safety Brady Browne in exchange for import offensive lineman Dan Goodspeed.
14.
Adarius Bowman finished the year with 925 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns.
15.
Adarius Bowman struggled with dropped passes in the 2010 season, a recurring theme in his career to this point, which contributed to a difficult Blue Bombers' season.
16.
On January 19,2011, Adarius Bowman was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos.
17.
The 2011 CFL season was a breakout year for Adarius Bowman, recording 1,153 yards and 4 touchdowns.
18.
On December 2,2013, Adarius Bowman signed a two-year extension with Edmonton.
19.
Adarius Bowman followed up a strong 2014 season with another strong year in 2015.
20.
Adarius Bowman played in all but 2 of the regular season games in 2015; finishing the year with 93 receptions for 1,304 yards with 7 touchdowns.
21.
Adarius Bowman was named a CFL All-star for the 2015 campaign; his second year in a row.
22.
The Eskimos prevented Adarius Bowman from becoming a free-agent when they signed him to a new contract that will keep him playing in Edmonton through the 2017 CFL season.
23.
Adarius Bowman led the CFL in both receptions and yards in the 2016 season, setting career highs in receptions, yards and touchdowns.
24.
Adarius Bowman was named a CFL All-Star for the third consecutive season.
25.
Only four days after being released by the Eskimos, Adarius Bowman signed a one-year contract with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
26.
Adarius Bowman played in six games for the Blue Bombers, registering receptions in only three of those games with no touchdowns.
27.
In 11 games with Montreal, Adarius Bowman recorded 30 catches for 372 yards, including catching the first CFL touchdown pass thrown by Johnny Manziel courtesy of a trick play.
28.
Adarius Bowman was not re-signed following the season and became a free-agent in February 2019.
29.
Adarius Bowman announced his retirement from professional football on October 17,2019.
30.
On January 26,2022, the Edmonton Elks announced Adarius Bowman would be coming out of retirement and returning for the 2022 CFL season.