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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
While having an All Pro rookie season Raiders TE Brock Bowers still got his degree on time
It's safe to say Brock Bowers won't have to worry about anything but being a football player as a career. But that didn't stop the All Pro tight end from finishing what he started and getting his degree. Bowers left the Universoty of Georgia after his junior season as the bet tight end in the country twice over. He was a consecutive All American and Mackey Award winner and was more than ready to turn pro. For many college athletes that means their attention shifts to their pro career. Advertisement Not Bowers. Not only did he choose to finish his college education and get his degree in finance, he did it on time. Getting his degree four years after he started. That's remarkable for anyone, really, let alone someone who turned pro, which would mean much of his time would now to take with preparing for games each week. It becomes downright astonishing when you consider what Bowers was able to accomplish on the football field while still apparently spending a good deal of his spare time on his studies. Bowers broke a rookie tight end receiving yards record that stood for six decades, while setting a rookie receptions record (112) and the Raiders franchise receptions record. Advertisement Don't know how he does it, but it's quite impressive. This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders All Pro TE Brock Bowers gets his college degree from Georgia
USA Today
10-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
While having an All Pro rookie season Raiders TE Brock Bowers still got his degree on time
While having an All Pro rookie season Raiders TE Brock Bowers still got his degree on time It's safe to say Brock Bowers won't have to worry about anything but being a football player as a career. But that didn't stop the All Pro tight end from finishing what he started and getting his degree. Bowers left the Universoty of Georgia after his junior season as the bet tight end in the country twice over. He was a consecutive All American and Mackey Award winner and was more than ready to turn pro. For many college athletes that means their attention shifts to their pro career. Not Bowers. Not only did he choose to finish his college education and get his degree in finance, he did it on time. Getting his degree four years after he started. That's remarkable for anyone, really, let alone someone who turned pro, which would mean much of his time would now to take with preparing for games each week. It becomes downright astonishing when you consider what Bowers was able to accomplish on the football field while still apparently spending a good deal of his spare time on his studies. Bowers broke a rookie tight end receiving yards record that stood for six decades, while setting a rookie receptions record (112) and the Raiders franchise receptions record. Don't know how he does it, but it's quite impressive.
