Jonathan Dowling (American football)
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| Born: | December 8, 1991 Bradenton, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Southeast (Bradenton, Florida) | ||
| College: | Western Kentucky | ||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 7 / Pick: 247 | ||
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Jonathan Dowling (born December 8, 1991)2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Western Kentucky.
Early years
Dowling attended Southeast High School. He participated in the 2010
Under Armour All-American Game along with being selected to the Top 150 Dream Team by PrepStar Magazine.[2] He had 58 tackles, 14 interceptions in his senior season in high school. He was selected named 4A FSWA All-State team.[2] He was ranked as s four-star prospect by both Scout.com and Rivals.com.[2] He also was ranked as the 5th best safety prospect in the country by Scout.com.[2]
College career
He spent his freshman season at Florida where he played special teams
Professional career
Oakland Raiders
Dowling was selected by the
2014 NFL Draft. The pick used to draft him was acquired from the Seattle Seahawks in a trade for Terrelle Pryor.[6]
On August 29, 2015, he was released by the Raiders for reasons that had to do with "maturity" rather than his field play.
Miami Dolphins
On September 9, 2015, Dowling was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad.[7] On October 15, 2015, the Dolphins signed him to the active roster.
Buffalo Bills
On December 23, 2015, the Buffalo Bills signed Dowling to their practice squad.[8]
Dowling tore his ACL in the Bills' third preseason game in 2016 and was placed on injured reserve.[9]
On June 1, 2017, Dowling was released by the Bills.[10]
Toronto Argonauts
Dowling signed with the
practice roster during the 2018 and 2019 seasons. He was released on February 3, 2020.[11]
References
- ^ "Dowling Rotoworld Profile". rotoworld.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Western Kentucky Profile". wkusports.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016.
- ^ "Jonathan Dowling's dismissal from Florida come to light as he commits to Western Kentucky". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
- ^ "Western Kentucky's Jonathan Dowling says he will enter draft". nfl.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "2014 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ Perkins, Chris (September 9, 2015). "Dolphins' Branden Albert to start Sunday against Redskins". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Chris (December 23, 2015). "Bills add S Dowling to practice squad". Blogs.BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Bills' Jonathan Dowling: Waived with injury designation". CBSSports.com. August 30, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ Brown, Chris (June 1, 2017). "CB Greg Mabin signs with Bills". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ "Toronto born OL Jamal Campbell is staying home". Argonauts.ca. February 3, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.