Adarius Bowman Adarius Bowman ( born July 10 , 1985 in Chattanooga , Tennessee ) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League . He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2008 . Bowman was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on April 1 , 2009 . He played college football at Oklahoma State . Early years . Bowman was ranked by ESPN as the top wide receiver in Tennessee while playing at Notre Dame High School . Not only did he catch passes on offense , but also had 4 interceptions and 75 tackles as a junior on defense . Bowman had 293 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns ( a losing effort ) in a 2001 game against The McCallie School , the eventual TSSAA Division II - AAA Champions . He played in the 2003 U . S . Army All - American Bowl . College career . North Carolina . After graduating from high school , Bowman began his collegiate career at North Carolina . As a true freshman , Bowman played in all 12 games but only started 2 . During the span of the 12 games , he netted 181 receiving yards and two touchdowns . Although he had played in every game the previous season , Bowman only saw action 6 times during the 2004 season . Despite playing in fewer games than in the previous season , he managed to amass 329 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns . He was dismissed from the team following the North Carolina State game along with Isaiah " Puff " Thomas and Fred Sparkman for possession of marijuana . Oklahoma State . Between the 2004 and 2005 seasons , Bowman transferred to Oklahoma State , where he would become a college football standout under first - year head coach Mike Gundy . He was redshirted during his junior year , but was back on the field in 2006 . In his first game in an Oklahoma State uniform , a 52 - 10 win over Missouri State , Bowman reeled in a 19 - yard touchdown plus two other passes totaling 28 yards . A few weeks later , in the game against Kansas that came to define his career , he pulled down 13 passes totaling a Big 12 record 300 yards . His four touchdowns , including a 64 - yarder from Bobby Reid , made him a candidate for ESPN ’ s College Football Player of the Week . By the end of the season , he had caught 60 passes — 51 of which resulted in first down or touchdown yardage . After the season ended , Bowman was named Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year by both the Associated Press and the Big 12 coaches . At the team ’ s football banquet , he was presented with the Bob Fenimore Award , which is presented annually to Oklahoma State ’ s MVP . Going in to the season , Bowman was ranked as one of the top receiver prospects in the 2008 NFL Draft . Mel Kiper Jr . ranked him as the 19th overall senior prospect before the season . He had a pedestrian season in 2007 , catching 61 passes for 932 yards and 7 touchdowns . After the season , his stock plummeted after running only a 4 . 74 on his 40 yard dash and being cited for yet another drug related offense . He was not drafted in the 2008 NFL draft . Professional career . 2008 NFL Draft . Bowman was once regarded as a potential first - round pick in the 2008 NFL Draft , but a string of events led to him going undrafted . First , an injury suffered against Kansas when hit by Aqib Talib caused him to miss the final two games of the regular season and scouts to question his durability . Next , poor performances at the Senior Bowl and practices preceding it caused his stock to drop further . At the 2008 NFL Combine , he ran a 4 . 74 40 yard dash , and had an even slower time at Oklahoma State ' s Pro Day . Later , he was arrested for possession of marijuana in April 2008 , but was still projected as a late round draft pick . After going undrafted , he went unsigned as a rookie free agent , despite drawing interest by the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles . Saskatchewan Roughriders . After failing to sign with an NFL team following the 2008 NFL Draft , Bowman signed a contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in May 2008 . Bowman erupted for 112 yards and a touchdown on six catches in his debut for the Saskatchewan Roughriders . His 73 - yard TD clinched Saskatchewan ' s win over the Edmonton Eskimos . Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Bowman was traded to the Blue Bombers from the Saskatchewan Roughriders on April 1 , 2009 . He was traded along with non - import offensive lineman Jean - Francois Morin - Roberge , and non - import safety Brady Browne in exchange for import offensive lineman Dan Goodspeed . The Roughriders then traded Goodspeed to the Hamilton Tiger Cats for non - import offensive lineman Jordan Rempel . Bowman finished the year with 925 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns . In an issue he has had throughout his entire CFL career , Bowman continued to drop balls in the 2010 season , often contributing to losses in a difficult Blue Bombers ' season . After failing to rectify this problem , he was demoted from the starting line - up and was eventually released on Oct . 20 , 2010 . Edmonton Eskimos . On January 19 , 2011 , Bowman was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos . The 2011 CFL season was a breakout year for Bowman recording 1 , 153 yards and 4 touchdowns . On November 5th Bowman had a career game collecting 226 yards with 2 touchdowns . Bowman ' s second season with the Eskimos was cut short when in the second game of the season he suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee . On July 9 , 2012 the Eskimos announced that Bowman would miss the remainder of the 2012 CFL season .