1. NaVorro Roderick Bowman was born on May 28,1988 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League.
39 Facts About NaVorro Bowman
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NaVorro Bowman is currently the linebackers coach for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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NaVorro Bowman played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft.
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NaVorro Bowman started sports at a young age and was a member of District Heights boys and girls club, where he played both basketball and football and was invited to many All-star Events.
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NaVorro Bowman was a standout player at Suitland High School in Suitland, Maryland.
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NaVorro Bowman missed most of his senior season with a shoulder injury, but had a very impressive junior campaign in which he recorded 165 tackles, nine sacks, and three fumble recoveries as a linebacker and ran for 1,200 yards and 22 touchdowns as a running back.
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NaVorro Bowman was named the Maryland Defensive Player-of-the-Year, first-team All-State, Washington Post first-team All-Met and first-team All-Conference.
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NaVorro Bowman was recruited to Penn State by Larry Johnson, Sr.
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NaVorro Bowman played for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team while attending Pennsylvania State University from 2006 to 2009.
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NaVorro Bowman missed two games due to a sprained ankle suffered in a game against Illinois.
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NaVorro Bowman finished the season with 16 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, a blocked kick, and a pass deflection.
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NaVorro Bowman saw increased playing time in 2008, largely due to the graduation of All-American linebacker Dan Connor and injury to presumptive starter Sean Lee.
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NaVorro Bowman forced two fumbles, recovered a fumble, grabbed an interception and had five pass deflections.
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NaVorro Bowman finished the season with a heavy heart and an outstanding performance.
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NaVorro Bowman played against Southern California in the 2009 Rose Bowl the day after his high school coach, Nick Lynch, was killed in an automobile accident in Maryland.
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NaVorro Bowman responded by breaking the school's bowl record with five tackles for loss, and tying the Rose Bowl record set by Ohio State's Andy Katzenmoyer in the 1997 game.
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NaVorro Bowman recorded his fourth sack of the season among his eight tackles against the Trojans.
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On January 4,2010, NaVorro Bowman's mother announced his decision to forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility and enter the 2010 NFL draft.
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NaVorro Bowman played in all 16 games in 2010, starting one in place of Patrick Willis, who was ruled out for Week 17 after undergoing a second surgery on his broken right hand.
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In 2011, NaVorro Bowman became the starter at inside linebacker with the departure of Takeo Spikes in free agency.
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NaVorro Bowman led the 49ers in tackles and his 111 solo tackles ranked second in the NFL.
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NaVorro Bowman was voted No 85 on NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2012, which recognizes performance from the previous season.
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NaVorro Bowman finished the 2012 season with 148 tackles, two sacks, six pass deflections, a forced fumble, and an interception in 16 games and starts.
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NaVorro Bowman finished the 2013 season with 145 tackles, five sacks, two interceptions, nine pass deflections, six forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries in 16 games and starts.
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NaVorro Bowman earned First-team All-Pro honors for the third time.
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NaVorro Bowman's injury caused him to miss the entire 2014 season.
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In 2015, NaVorro Bowman returned from his knee injury that had kept him out for the previous season despite significant concern about his health going into the season.
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NaVorro Bowman finished the 2015 season with a career-high and league-leading 154 tackles, 2.5 sacks, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble in 16 games and starts.
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NaVorro Bowman made his third Pro Bowl appearance and his fourth First-team All-Pro appearance.
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NaVorro Bowman was ranked 61st on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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MRI tests later revealed that NaVorro Bowman tore his achilles tendon, prematurely ending his season.
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On October 13,2017, NaVorro Bowman was released from the 49ers at his request after the team was unable to trade him.
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NaVorro Bowman gave his heart and soul to this team for the last eight years, and for that we are all extremely grateful.
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On October 16,2017, NaVorro Bowman signed a one-year, $3 million contract with the Oakland Raiders.
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In 15 games on the 49ers and Raiders rosters during the 2017 season, NaVorro Bowman accumulated 127 tackles, three pass deflections, 1.5 sacks, a fumble recovery, and an interception.
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On June 4,2019, NaVorro Bowman announced his retirement from the NFL after eight seasons and retired symbolically with the 49ers.
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On February 14,2024, NaVorro Bowman was named as the linebackers coach for the Los Angeles Chargers.
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NaVorro Bowman graduated from Penn State with a degree in crime, law, and justice.
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NaVorro Bowman speaks frequently by phone with former Nittany Lion linebacker LaVar Arrington.