{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1998)}} {{Infobox CFL biography | name = Brad Cowan | team = | image = 2022, 39, Brad Cowan.jpg | image_upright = 1 | caption = Cowan with the Calgary Stampeders in 2022 | status = | import = no | position1 = Linebacker | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|10|26}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | number = | CIS = Wilfrid Laurier | high_school = South Carleton High (ON) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 227 | CFLDraftedYear = 2020 | CFLDraftedRound = 6 | CFLDraftedPick = 47 | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2021}} | playing_team1 = Ottawa Redblacks | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2021|2023}} | playing_team2 = Calgary Stampeders | career_footnotes = | career_highlights = * Yates Cup champion (2016) | CFL = brad-cowan/165772/ }}
'''Brad Cowan''' (born October 26, 1998) is a Canadian professional football linebacker. He has played for the Ottawa Redblacks and Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==University career== Cowan played U Sports football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from 2016 to 2019.<ref name=Laurier>{{cite web|url=https://laurierathletics.com/sports/football/roster/brad-cowan/16422 |title=Brad Cowan |publisher=Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks |access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref> In his first year, he was a backup while playing on special teams and was a member of the 2016 Yates Cup championship team.<ref name=longtitle>{{cite web|url=https://thecord.ca/mens-football-alum-brad-cowan-on-being-drafted-to-the-cfl-and-his-time-as-a-golden-hawk/ |title=Men's football alum Brad Cowan on being drafted to the CFL and his time as a Golden Hawk |publisher=The Cord |date=January 27, 2021}}</ref> However, he sat out the 2018 season due to a wrist injury he suffered during the offseason.<ref name=longtitle/><ref name=CGYbio>{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/players/brad-cowan/165772/ |title=Brad Cowan |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |access-date=December 27, 2022}}</ref> Cowan played in 23 regular season games where he had 84 tackles, 3.5 sacks, two pass breakups, and one forced fumble.<ref name=CGYbio/>
==Professional career== ===Ottawa Redblacks=== Cowan was drafted in the sixth round, 47th overall, by his hometown Ottawa Redblacks in the 2020 CFL draft and signed with the team on January 15, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ottawaredblacks.com/2021/01/15/289892/ |title=Redblacks add four to roster, including 2020 draft pick Brad Cowan |publisher=Ottawa Redblacks |date=January 15, 2021}}</ref> However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season.<ref name=longtitle/> Instead, he made his professional debut the following year on August 21, 2021, against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.<ref name=CGYbio/> He played in three games and did not record any statistics before being placed on the practice roster on September 21, 2021, and then being outright released four days later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2021/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=December 27, 2022}}</ref>
===Calgary Stampeders=== On October 11, 2021, Cowan was signed by the Calgary Stampeders.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2021/10/11/stamps-sign-lb-brad-cowan/ |title=Stamps sign LB Brad Cowan |publisher=Canadian Football League |date=October 11, 2021}}</ref> He played in the final three games of the regular season for the Stampeders, but did not play in the post-season.<ref name=CGYbio/> In 2022, he made the team's active roster following training camp and played in 17 regular season games where he had six special teams tackles.<ref name=CGYbio/> Cowan also played in the team's West Semi-Final loss to the BC Lions.<ref name=CGYbio/> He played in 17 regular season games in 2023 where he recorded three defensive tackles and three special teams tackles.<ref name=CGYbio/> He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 13, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa24/ |title=Official 2024 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=May 22, 2024}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.stampeders.com/players/brad-cowan/165772/ Calgary Stampeders bio]
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