Career

Dowden's first professional experience was in two seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm

Tampa Bay Storm

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 of the Arena Football League

Arena Football League

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. He then spent a season with the Ottawa Rough Riders

Ottawa Rough Riders

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 of the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

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 before returning to the Storm for another season. During the 1996 NFL season

1996 NFL season

The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end...

 Dowden played with two teams. First, with the Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens

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, later that season he joined the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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, and with them he was a member of the Super Bowl XXXI

Super Bowl XXXI

Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game played on January 26, 1997, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 1996 regular season. The National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American...

 Championship team. He spend the 1997 NFL season

1997 NFL season

The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League. The Oilers relocated from Houston, Texas to Nashville, Tennessee...

 with the Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 before returning to the Storm for one final season.

He played at the collegiate level at Tulane University

Tulane University

Tulane University is a private, nonsectarian research university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...

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