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Iowa football: Five Hawkeyes who should get a shot at the XFL

By Andrew Wade

PISCATAWAY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 24: Akrum Wadley #25 of the Iowa Hawkeyes carries the ball as Trevor Morris #15 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights defends at High Point Solutions Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PISCATAWAY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 24: Akrum Wadley #25 of the Iowa Hawkeyes carries the ball as Trevor Morris #15 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights defends at High Point Solutions Stadium on September 24, 2016 in Piscataway, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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IOWA CITY, IOWA- OCTOBER 07: Running back Mike Epstein #26 of the Illinois Fighting Illini breaks a tackle during the second quarter by linebacker Bo Bower #41 of the Iowa Hawkeyes on October 7, 2017 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
IOWA CITY, IOWA- OCTOBER 07: Running back Mike Epstein #26 of the Illinois Fighting Illini breaks a tackle during the second quarter by linebacker Bo Bower #41 of the Iowa Hawkeyes on October 7, 2017 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images) /

Bo Bower

Bo Bower is the forgotten one from the Iowa football team’s trio of senior linebackers from the 2017 Iowa football team, but he shouldn’t be forgotten by the XFL.

After spending time in camp with the Denver Broncos during the 2018 preseason, Bower has been out of the NFL.

But anytime you’re a three-year starter at linebacker for the Iowa football team, you probably deserve a shot at a lower level of professional football. Even if he isn’t the most talented linebacker, his story is great. He’s a former walk-on from West Branch, Iowa who started at linebacker as a redshirt freshman and finished his career with 234 tackles, 3 interceptions, 12 passes defended, and 2 forced fumbles.

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He’s got decent size (6’2” and 235 pounds), good speed (4.57-second 40-yard dash), and good agility (6.9-second three-cone drill) to be worth a flyer by one of the eight XFL teams. If nothing else, they’re going to get a high-character, hard-working guy who will elevate the intensity at camp.

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