Shawn Bouwens
{{Short description|American football player (born 1968)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Shawn Bouwens
| image = Jacksonville Jaguars Shawn Bouwens (cropped).jpg
| caption = Bouwens with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995
| number = 66
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|5|25}}
| birth_place = Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 293
| high_school = Lincoln (NE) Northeast
| college = Nebraska Wesleyan
| draftyear = 1990
| draftround = 9
| draftpick = 226
| pastteams =
- New England Patriots (1990)*{{cite web |title=Shawn Bouwens |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/b/bouw00200.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=28 July 2024}}
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL year|1990}})*
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1991|1994}})
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|1995}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|1996}})*
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 73
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 42
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 4
| pfr = BouwSh20
}}
Shawn M. Bouwens (born May 25, 1968) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Biography
Bouwens was born in Lincoln, Nebraska{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3300683/|title= Shawn Bouwens |publisher= IMDb|accessdate= October 6, 2012}} and graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School.{{cite web
|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BOUWESHA01
|title=Shawn Bouwens
|publisher=databaseFootball.com
|accessdate=October 6, 2012
|url-status=usurped
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103155314/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BOUWESHA01
|archivedate=November 3, 2012
}} Bowens attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the ninth round (226th overall) of the 1990 NFL draft.{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BouwSh20.htm|title= Shawn Bouwens|publisher= Pro-Football-Reference.Com|accessdate= October 6, 2012}}{{Cite web |title=1990 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1990/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
Bouwens played in the National Football League for five seasons, playing for the Detroit Lions from 1991 to 1994 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995.{{cite web|url= http://www.nfl.com/player/shawnbouwens/2499727/profile|title= Shawn Bouwens |publisher= NFL Enterprises LLC|accessdate= October 6, 2012}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BouwSh20.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103155314/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BOUWESHA01 databaseFoortball.com]}}
- [http://www.nfl.com/player/shawnbouwens/2499727/profile NFL Enterprises LLC]
{{Patriots1990DraftPicks}}
{{1995 Jacksonville Jaguars}}
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Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves football players
Category:Players of American football from Lincoln, Nebraska