Dowden's first professional experience was in two seasons with the
Tampa Bay Storm of the
Arena Football League. He was named Second-team
All-Arena in
1995. He then spent a season with the
Ottawa Rough Riders of the
Canadian Football League before returning to the Storm for another season. During the
1996 NFL season Dowden played with two teams: First, with the
Green Bay Packers and later that season he joined the
Baltimore Ravens. He spent the
1997 NFL season with the
Chicago Bears before returning to the Storm for one final season. He played at the collegiate level at
Tulane University. ==References==