Raiders sign former 49ers LB Bowman
Oct 17, 2017 - 5:24 PM The Oakland Raiders signed linebacker NaVorro Bowman to a contract, the team announced Monday.Terms of the deal were not announced by the club, but multiple outlets reported it was a one-year contract for $3 million.
The San Francisco 49ers released Bowman on Friday after seven seasons with team. The 49ers agreed to the 29-year-old Bowman's request to be released after trade scenarios were investigated, according to general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan.
Bowman could provide a boost to an Oakland defense that was shredded by Melvin Gordon in Sunday's 17-16 setback to the Los Angeles Chargers. The 24-year-old Gordon rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown and added nine receptions for 67 yards and a score.
The Raiders (2-4) return to action Thursday against the Kansas City Chiefs (5-1).
Bowman, who is listed at 6-foot, 242 pounds, was originally selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft out of Penn State.
The eight-year veteran earned 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).
Bowman missed the entire 2014 season after suffering a gruesome leg injury in the 2013 NFC Championship Game loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
Bowman registered 38 tackles this season in his return from an October 2016 Achilles' tear.
The Raiders waived linebacker Tyrell Adams in a corresponding move. Adams, 25, recorded 18 tackles in six games this season.
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