(S23) - PT 4 - The Butterfly Effect

[Tonzy]

For those of those of you who don’t know, Maverick Bowie is a Safety for the Tijuana Luchadores. He was taken #8 overall in the S23 DSFL draft out of Liberty University. Because of this, Bowie’s professional career is still quite young and despite enduring a relatively disappointing first season so far in Tijuana, there have not been really any defining moments or turning points for him so far in the DSFL, but that was not the case in college.

Maverick was only a Sophomore in college when he missed the majority of the season due to a knee injury. Despite the inconvenience of this injury, this was definitely a defining moment in his football career. Bowie had never had any injuries before and throughout his high school career he had never even missed a game, so it was a new experience for him to have to sit on the sidelines for most of the season. It was already hard enough for Bowie to have to sit on the sidelines but he also had to watch his team struggle week after week without him on the field, posting an abysmal 3-4 record without their star Safety helping out their defense.

This moment was so defining for Bowie because it taught him not to give up and it pushed him to really step into a leadership position on the team when he returned from injury. Upon returning he helped Liberty finish the season 7-5 and win the Celebration Bowl. Bowie grew up a lot during his Sophomore season and it was the adversity he faced in this season that helped turn him into the player he is today. Coming back from this injury taught Bowie the importance of really taking care of his body and also the importance of being there for your team even when times are tough.