Games Played/Started:

1999 (16/0); 2000 (14/0); 2001 (8/0); 2002 (14/0); 2003 (4/0); 2004 (16/15); 2005 (16/0); 2006 (16/0); 2007 (16/2); 2008 (16/5)

Career Totals

136 games, 22 starts

Career Transactions

Originally drafted by Denver in the fifth round (158th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft…Acquired by Green Bay via trade from Denver on February 24, 2000 in exchange for 2001 seventh-round pick…Acquired by Buffalo via trade from Green Bay on August 7, 2001 in exchange for Bobby Collins…Waived by Buffalo on September 2, 2001...Claimed by Washington on September 3, 2001…Released by Washington on September 26, 2001…Signed by Miami as a free agent on October 22, 2001…Signed by the New York Jets as an unrestricted free agent on March 29, 2007...Signed by Cleveland as an unrestricted free agent on March 12, 2009.

College Highlights

Began his collegiate career at Michigan, where he played for two seasons before transferring to Western Illinois in 1998…Was Division I-AA All-America selection in lone season at Western Illinois, recording 134 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...In sophomore season at Michigan (1996), set school single-season record with 12 sacks…Played one year of basketball for Michigan…Majored in accounting.

Personal

Played tight end and halfback at St. Mary’s High School in Orchard Lake, Michigan and lettered three times each in basketball and track…Was all-state pick in basketball and state champion in long jump (23'0") as sophomore…An avid bowler who carries 221 average and has high game of 275…Son of Frank Williams, who competed on Pro Bowlers Tour…Winner of Dolphins’ Ed Block Courage Award and PFWA “Good Guy” award in 2004…Created “The David Bowens Foundation” in 2005 to help kids who suffer from asthma and cystic fibrosis…The foundation will hold its inaugural bowling tournament in October of 2009…Helped raise more than $20,000 for victims of Hurricane Katrina…Enjoys cooking “soul food.”