With his sixth season in the NFL now underway, Dwayne Bowe has clearly established himself as one of the top players in the league at his position, topping 70 receptions every year, aside from 2009. A former standout at LSU, Bowe is playing out the remainder of this year on his franchise tag tender and will undoubtedly command a significant amount of money on the open market if Kansas City is unable to lock him up long term.
Bowe, 27, has a total of 359 receptions for 4,980 yards and 36 touchdowns in his career, with a high of 15 of those scores coming during his Pro Bowl campaign in 2010.
Although the details of their negotiations have not been made public, the Chiefs and Bowe’s representation have had multiple conversations over the past year about a possible extension, and while they have not yet reached an accord, there is little doubt that Kansas City’s offense would struggle without Bowe on the field. That made their decision to use the franchise tag on him last spring an easy...
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September 13, 2012
