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The San Francisco 49ers announced on Friday that they have released linebacker NaVorro Bowman.
Bowman (6-0, 242) was originally drafted by the 49ers in the third round (91st overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. The eight-year veteran earned Associated Press First-Team All-Pro honors four times in his career (2011-13 & 2015), as well as three trips to the Pro Bowl (2013-14 & 2016). During his career, he has appeared in 89 games (74 starts) and registered 808 tackles, 12.5 sacks, four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown, seven forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and 28 passes defensed. Bowman also led the team in tackles in four of the previous six seasons (2011-13 & 2015). This season, Bowman started each of the team’s first five games of the season, where he registered 38 tackles and one pass defensed.49ers have released LB NaVorro Bowman.https://t.co/t2VXMcXdWv pic.twitter.com/PtbnAQXyBV— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) October 13, 2017
After missing the entire 2014 season due to injury, Bowman returned to action in 2015 and led the NFL with 154 total tackles, according to gamebook statistics. He also added 2.5 sacks and two passes defensed, earning First-Team All-Pro honors and a selection to the Pro Bowl. Bowman was also the recipient of the 49ers Ed Block Courage Award that year. In 2016, he started in each of the team’s first four games where he registered 35 tackles, two passes defensed, one interception, one sack and one forced fumble before he was placed on the Injured Reserve List on October 6, 2016.
A 29-year-old native of District Heights, MD, Bowman earned Second-Team All-America honors at Penn State, as he notched 215 tackles, 36 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three interceptions, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in his career.
John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan explained the process that led to #49ers release of NaVorro Bowman ... https://t.co/yv3y8JpDOg— TheNinersWire (@TheNinersWire) October 14, 2017
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