Dante Fowler

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Dante Fowler
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Fowler with the Atlanta Falcons in 2021
No. 6 – Washington Commanders
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1994-08-03) August 3, 1994 (age 29)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Lakewood (St. Petersburg)
College:Florida (2012–2014)
NFL draft:2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:240
Sacks:45
Pass deflections:19
Forced fumbles:13
Fumble recoveries:5
Touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Dante Antwane Fowler Jr. (born August 3, 1994) is an

ACL tear, playing three seasons with the Jaguars prior to being traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 2018. He has since been a member of the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys
.

Early years

Fowler attended

shot putter, recording a top throw of 14.32 meters (47 ft).[2]

College career

As a freshman at the

fumbles, and was named a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection by the conference's coaches.[5] In his final game, the 2015 Birmingham Bowl vs East Carolina, he recorded three sacks helping the Gators to the 28–20 victory.[6]

On November 19, 2014, Fowler tweeted that he would leave the school with

2015 NFL Draft.[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m) 		261 lb
(118 kg) 		33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.60 s 1.59 s 2.69 s 4.32 s 7.40 s 32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		 19 reps
All values from
NFL Combine

Jacksonville Jaguars

Fowler was selected third overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2015 NFL Draft.[8][9] On May 8, 2015, Fowler tore his ACL on the first day of mini-camp and missed the entirety of his rookie season.[10][11] On May 12, four days after tearing his ACL, Fowler signed a fully guaranteed four-year, $23.5 million contract, with a $15.3 million signing bonus.[12]

After missing his entire rookie year due to his ACL injury, Fowler made his NFL debut on September 11, 2016, in the game against the

passes defensed
.

On September 10, 2017, in the 29–7 season-opening road victory over the Houston Texans, Fowler had a stellar game. He had a 53-yard fumble return for a touchdown near the end of the first half. The touchdown was the first of his NFL career. Late in the third quarter, Fowler forced a fumble off of quarterback Deshaun Watson, which was recovered by teammate Yannick Ngakoue.[14][15] The Jaguars finished atop the AFC South with a 10–6 record. In the playoffs, Fowler recorded five tackles, two sacks, and a pass deflection before the Jaguars were defeated 24–20 by the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.

On May 2, 2018, the Jaguars declined the fifth-year option on Fowler's contract.

NFLPA revealed that it had won a grievance filed on Fowler's behalf alleging that the Jaguars had improperly fined Fowler over $700,000 for not attending rehab and medical appointments in Jacksonville during the 2018 offseason. Under the collective bargaining agreement, these appointments should have been voluntary. This incident reportedly led to the firing of Jaguars football operations chief Tom Coughlin.[18]

Los Angeles Rams

Fowler after Super Bowl LIII with the Rams

On October 30, 2018, Fowler was traded to the

2020 NFL Draft, which ended up being used to select Collin Johnson.[19] Due to a change to the 3–4 defense, Fowler moved to outside linebacker with the Rams. In 8 games of 2018, Fowler finished with 21 tackles, 2 sacks, a pass defended, and a forced fumble. In the playoffs, the Rams defeated the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round and Fowler recorded 2 tackles and a sack. In the NFC Championship Game against the New Orleans Saints, Fowler recorded 5 tackles and 0.5 sacks in a 26–23 overtime victory to advance to Super Bowl LIII and Fowler made a huge play in overtime when he hit Drew Brees to set up an interception by John Johnson III
. The Rams played the Patriots in the Super Bowl but lost 13–3. Fowler recorded 4 tackles in the loss.

On March 11, 2019, Fowler signed a one-year, $14 million contract extension with the Rams.[20] In the season-opener against the Carolina Panthers, Fowler sacked Cam Newton twice as the Rams won on the road by a score of 30–27.[21] During Week 7 against the Atlanta Falcons, he sacked Matt Ryan thrice in the 37–10 road victory.[22] Three weeks later against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Fowler recovered a fumbled snap by center Maurkice Pouncey and returned it for a 26 yard touchdown in the 17–12 road loss.[23] During Week 16 against the San Francisco 49ers, he sacked Jimmy Garoppolo 2.5 times during a 34–31 road loss.[24]

Atlanta Falcons

On March 25, 2020, Fowler signed a three-year, $48 million contract with the Falcons.[25] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on November 14, 2020,[26] and activated on November 25.[27]

On October 22, 2021, Fowler was placed on

injured reserve (IR) with a knee injury.[28] On November 14, 2021, Fowler was activated from IR in time to be active for week 10 game versus the Cowboys.[29] He was released on February 16, 2022.[30]

Dallas Cowboys

On March 18, 2022, Fowler signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys.[31] He signed another one-year contract with the team on March 21, 2023.[32]

Washington Commanders

On March 15, 2024, Fowler signed a one-year contract with the Washington Commanders.[33]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
2015 JAX 0 0 did not play due to injury
2016 JAX 16 1 32 23 9 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 5
2017 JAX 16 0 21 18 3 8.0 2 2 53 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 JAX 7 0 9 8 1 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
LAR 8 6 21 15 6 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
2019 LAR 16 14 58 40 18 11.5 2 1 26 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 6
2020 ATL 14 13 23 12 11 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
2021 ATL 14 6 36 21 15 4.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
2022 DAL 17 0 27 22 5 6.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2
2023 DAL 9 0 7 6 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3
Career 117 40 234 165 69 43.0 13 5 79 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 19

Postseason

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
2017 JAX 3 0 5 5 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1
2018 LAR 3 3 12 8 4 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 DAL 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 6 3 18 14 4 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1

Personal life

On July 18, 2017, Fowler was arrested in St. Petersburg, Florida for simple battery and committing mischief. Fowler confronted a man who commented about his driving, struck the man, broke his glasses, and threw a bag containing liquor into a lake. He was released from jail the next day on a $650 bond.[34] On March 1, 2018, Fowler pleaded no contest to battery, criminal mischief, and petty theft. He was fined $2,575, received a year of probation, and was ordered to undergo 75 hours of community service.[35] His younger brother, Donterio Fowler, was arrested in July 2021 in connection to a 2016 murder of a Florida International University student.[36]

References

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  2. ^ "FHSAA 2A District 10 - Results (Raw)". flrunners.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  3. ^ Simonton, Jesse (September 8, 2014). "Leaner Dante Fowler Jr. hopes to feast on UF Gators' opposing quarterbacks". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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  7. ^ Goodbread, Chase (November 18, 2014). "Dante Fowler tweets he's leaving Florida with Will Muschamp". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
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  36. ^ Borge, Vanessa (July 27, 2021). "2 arrested in 2016 murder of FIU student". WSVN. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 27, 2021.

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