LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington Redskins announced today that former Redskins defensive end Stephen Bowen has retired from the NFL.
Bowen appeared in 128 career regular season games with 57 starts, accruing 175 career tackles (103 solo, 25 for loss), 12.5 sacks, nine passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. He spent four seasons with the Redskins from 2011-14 and served as a team captain on the Redskins’ 2012 NFC East championship squad.
In his first season in Washington in 2011, Bowen’s teammates voted him as the recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award.