Dallas Cowboys defensive end Stephen Bowen’s future with the team has been in question since the 2010 NFL season ended. Bowen is currently a restricted free agent with a second-round tender worth nearly $2 million on the table from the Cowboys. The NFL lockout is keeping Bowen and the Cowboys from making any kind of official deal and a new collective bargaining agreement could wipe the tender off the table. Despite the public’s opinion, Bowen expects to remain a Cowboy in 2011.
Bowen spoke of his situation as a restricted free agent on Tuesday.
“There’s nothing I can do,” Bowen said. “Hopefully it works itself out and a player in my position will get a chance to get a second deal.”
Bowen has been working out with Dallas teammates DeMarcus Ware, Anthony Spencer, Victor Butler and Jason Hatcher this off-season in Grapevine, Texas. Bowen could easily work out on his own if he didn’t expect or didn’t want to be a Cowboy when the lockout is resolved.
Bowen has also praised new Dallas defensive coordinator Rob Ryan and his unique version of the 3-4 defense. Bowen has been studying Ryan’s scheme this off-season with Ware and a majority of his defensive teammates. It’s apparent Bowen wants to remain in Dallas. The new CBA will determine his fate.
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