No, Bowers didn’t go to the dorms. He wasn’t eating in the dining commons. He lived with a friend about 10 minutes from campus and made the daily commute and got the requisite double-takes from his classmates.
Just like when he was previously on campus as the Bulldogs’ star tight end.
“Yeah, they’d say, ‘What’s up?’ just like before,” Bowers said. “That was cool. Then, it was just like, normal.”
Nothing about what Bowers accomplished this spring, though, was normal.
Not with Bowers cramming for five finals, along with learning a new offense authored by Raiders offensive coordinator Chip Kelly via countless Zooms.
“He could have just up and left [Georgia],” DeAnna said. “But he didn’t. The Raiders gave him amazing support and I appreciate them standing behind Brock. That last month of school, with finals and presentations and learning that new offense, it was killing him.”
“He was like, ‘Mom!’ I said, ‘There’s only three weeks to go.’
Yes, the parchment is a nice complement to the two national titles Bowers won at Georgia, the No. 13 overall draft pick status he enjoyed last year and his All-Pro selection as a rookie.
But it’s all part of his personal journey. One that began on the football fields of Napa, continued and concluded in the classrooms of Georgia and is ever-evolving with the Raiders.
So, what is more stressful to study for and learn – an NFL playbook or college finals with graduation on the horizon?
Bowers laughed again, then he cleared his throat.
“A playbook, you learn it and you know it, to be successful for your team,” he said. “School is for yourself. It’s a different kind of pressure. You’re competing against yourself.”
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