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Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Da’Quan Bowers Suspended Two Games For PEDs

By Phil Watson

Sep 18, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) reacts as he is sacked by Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Clinton McDonald (98) and defensive end Da'Quan Bowers (91) during the first half at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2014; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) reacts as he is sacked by Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Clinton McDonald (98) and defensive end Da'Quan Bowers (91) during the first half at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da’Quan Bowers has been suspended by the NFL for two games for use of performance-enhancing drugs.

When things are going bad for a team, they go really bad, and such is the case for the Buccaneers and Da’Quan Bowers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers come out of their bye week down a player as it was reported Tuesday that defensive end Da’Quan Bowers has been suspended for two games for a violation of the NFL’s performance-enhancing drug policy.

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The Buccaneers

announced

the suspension on their website.

Bowers, in his fourth season, started two of Tampa Bay’s first five games and has six tackles and one sack this season.

He was a second-round draft pick out of Clemson in 2011 and has 6 ½ sacks in his career, starting 10 of his 44 games.

Bowers was listed as a backup to Gerald McCoy at defensive tackle on the Buccaneers’ depth chart.

He had five tackles in Tampa Bay’s lone victory this season, a 27-24 win at Pittsburgh in Week 4.

Bowers was a star at Clemson, earning unanimous All-American honors and winning both the Nagurski and Hendricks trophies in his final season there.

The 24-year-old will be eligible to return to the active roster on Nov. 3 and will miss the Bucs’ games on Sunday at home against Minnesota and on Nov. 2 at Cleveland.

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