OAKLAND, Calif. — When wide receiver Bennie Fowler had his breakthrough four-catch, 40-yard game against the Lions in Week 3, he said had no butterflies in his stomach. With about two dozen of his closest friends and family in tow, he was at ease in his hometown.
Two weeks later, with Draymond Green—whom Fowler considers family—in attendance, he looked comfortable again, making two catches for 46 yards, including a slippery 41-yard gain.
Literally and metaphorically, the two are a long way from when they sparked a friendship back in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.