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Bowman conditions himself to be one of the best

By Mike Loveday
ESPNRISE.com

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Sometimes size does not matter. Some guys can just play football. Good Counsel's A.J. Bowman is 5-foot-11, 225 pounds -- not prototypical size for a defensive lineman, but last year Bowman was anything but typical in his first year on the line. Bowman previously played linebacker, but the Falcons had two linebackers, including national recruit Jelani Jenkins, ahead of him on the depth chart so Bowman was moved to nose guard. The junior responded by being third on the team in tackles, recor ...

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