- Brandon McGowan
Infobox NFLactive
name=Brandon McGowan
caption=McGowan (#36) with the Chicago Bears
currentteam=Chicago Bears
currentnumber=36
currentpositionplain=Safety
birthdate=birth date and age|1983|9|16
birthplace=Jersey City, New Jersey
heightft=5
heightin=11
weight=207
debutyear=2005
debutteam=Chicago Bears
college=Maine
undraftedyear=2005
pastteams=
*Chicago Bears (2005-present)
status=Injured Reserve
highlights=
* Second-team All-A-10 (2003)
* First-team All-A-10 (2004)
nfl=MCG531069Brandon McGowan (born
September 16 ,1983 in city-state|Jersey City|New Jersey) is anAmerican football Safety for theChicago Bears of theNational Football League . He was signed by the Bears as anundrafted free agent in 2005. He playedcollege football at Maine.College career
McGowan was a four-year letterwinner with the
Maine Black Bears finishing his college career as aFirst-team all-Atlantic 10 and 293 tackles, 7.5sacks , 7interceptions , 3 forced fumbles, and 5 fumble recoveries. McGowan was selectedMVP of theNorth/South All-star game .Professional career
Chicago Bears
McGowan went undrafted in the
2005 NFL Draft and signed a three-year deal with theChicago Bears .During his rookie year with the Bears, McGowan played in 8 games, playing both
Strong Safety andFree Safety . McGowan started the final three games of the 2005 season, and completed his rookie year with 23 tackles and 4Special Teams tackles. McGowan saw much action against thePittsburgh Steelers where he registered a career high 8 tackles.McGowan saw play in only one game during the 2006 season. In week 8 against the
San Francisco 49ers coming off the Physically Unable to Perform List only to rupture his Achilles Tendon and was placed on Injured Reserved for the rest of the '06 season.In 2007 McGowan became a much more intricate part of the Bears' Defense. McGowan recorded his first career interception against the
Green Bay Packers on the final play of the game when he picked offBrett Favre in the endzone to insure a victory for the Bears. McGowan replaced starting safetyAdam Archuleta for most of the season and finished 2007 with 60 tackles and 2 interceptions.McGowan lost out on the starting strong safety job to
Kevin Payne during the 2008 preseason. On September 17, McGowan was placed on season-endinginjured reserve with an ankle injury.External links
* [http://www.chicagobears.com/team/player57.html Chicago Bears bio]
* [http://goblackbears.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mcgowan_brandon00.html Maine Black Bears bio]
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