Nick Bowers

Bowers with Penn State in 2019
Personal information
Born:	(1996-05-26) May 26, 1996 (age 28) Kittanning, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Kittanning (Kittanning, Pennsylvania)
College:	Penn State (2015–2019)
Position:	Tight end
Undrafted:	2020
Career history
Las Vegas Raiders (2020–2021) Cincinnati Bengals (2022–2023)* Miami Dolphins (2023)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Nick Bowers (born May 26, 1996) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football at Penn State.^[1]

Bowers attended Kittanning High School and was a four-year letterman. In his senior year, Bowers played wide receiver and caught 32 passes for 503 yards and scored 10 touchdowns.^[2] Bowers was a 3-star recruit according to 247Sports.com. He originally committed to Pittsburgh, but decommitted. A day later, he committed to Penn State.

Bowers was redshirted his first true freshman year at Penn State and redshirted his freshman year after sustaining an injury.^{[citation needed]}

As a sophomore, he finished the season with one catch for 15 yards and a touchdown.^{[citation needed]}

As a junior, he finished with a career high of 6 catches for 50 yards and a touchdown. Bowers caught a touchdown in the 2019 Citrus Bowl.^{[citation needed]}

Bowers shined in his senior year at Penn State. He started in 2 games and in total played in 13 games. He caught ten passes for 210 yards and three touchdowns.^{[citation needed]}

Bowers went undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, and signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2020.^[3] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,^[4] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.^[5] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 3, 2020,^[6] and restored to the practice squad six days later.^[7] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 5, 2021.^[8]

Bowers made the Raiders 53-man roster in 2021. He played in two games as a special teamer before being placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2021. He was activated on December 20.

On August 28, 2022, Bowers was waived by the Raiders.^[9]

On September 1, 2022, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Bowers to their practice squad.^[10] Bowers was elevated to the active roster for the Divisional round game against the Buffalo Bills on January 22, 2023. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 31, 2023.^[11] Bowers was waived on August 29, 2023.^[12]

On August 31, 2023, Bowers was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad.^[13] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract.^[14]