Dan Owens

Dan Owens
Dan Owens
Date of birth: March 16, 1967 (1967-03-16) (age 44)
Place of birth: Whittier, California
Career information
Position(s): Defensive End
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 1990 / Round: 2/ Pick 35
Organizations
 As player:
1990-1995, 1998-1999
1996-1997
Detroit Lions
Atlanta Falcons
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Dan Owens (born March 16, 1967 in Whittier, California, USA) is a retired National Football League defensive lineman.

Professional career

Owens played for the Detroit Lions and Atlanta Falcons between 1990 and 1999 and amassed 33 career sacks.

In his last season with the Lions, he started at defensive tackle. He was a solid starter, even though he probably didn't even weigh 290 pounds. He got hurt in week 9 and was lost for the season. Unfortunately for Owens, this injury at his age ended his career.

College career

Owens played college football at the University of Southern California where he was All-Pac 10 in 1989.