Gunzlingr
10-17-2007, 07:55 AM
Dwayne Bowe did not start playing football until his junior year at Norland Senior High School in Miami because he had been assisting his grandmother in raising his cousin.
He's made up for lost time.
Bowe went on to a stellar career at Louisiana State, prompting the Kansas City Chiefs to draft him 23rd overall last April. He became the only Chiefs player since the AFL-NFL merger to score in each of his first three games. He enters Sunday's road game against the Oakland Raiders pacing all rookie receivers in catches (26), yards (415) and touchdowns (three).
Bowe is already halfway to the club rookie record for scores in a single season, a mark shared by tight end Fred Arbanas (1962) and wide receiver Stephone Paige (1983). With the first-year wideout providing a needed spark, the Chiefs share the AFC West lead with the San Diego Chargers, albeit at 3-3.
more... (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/chiefs/2007-10-16-rookie-focus_N.htm)
He's made up for lost time.
Bowe went on to a stellar career at Louisiana State, prompting the Kansas City Chiefs to draft him 23rd overall last April. He became the only Chiefs player since the AFL-NFL merger to score in each of his first three games. He enters Sunday's road game against the Oakland Raiders pacing all rookie receivers in catches (26), yards (415) and touchdowns (three).
Bowe is already halfway to the club rookie record for scores in a single season, a mark shared by tight end Fred Arbanas (1962) and wide receiver Stephone Paige (1983). With the first-year wideout providing a needed spark, the Chiefs share the AFC West lead with the San Diego Chargers, albeit at 3-3.
more... (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/chiefs/2007-10-16-rookie-focus_N.htm)