Philadelphia Eagles 2015 The
Philadelphia Eagles selected Rowe in the second round (47th overall) of the
2015 NFL draft. Rowe was the sixth cornerback drafted in 2015. The Eagles traded their second round (52nd overall) and two fifth round picks (145th and 156th overall) to the
Miami Dolphins in order to receive the Dolphins' second round pick (47th overall), that was used to draft Rowe, and sixth round pick (191st overall). On May 6, 2015, the Eagles signed Rowe to a four-year, $4.87 million contract that included a
signing bonus of $452,248. Throughout
training camp, Rowe competed to be a starting cornerback against
Nolan Carroll. Head coach
Chip Kelly named Rowe the third cornerback on the Eagles' depth chart to begin the regular season, behind
Byron Maxwell and Nolan Carroll. He made his professional regular season debut in the Eagles' season-opening 26–24 loss at the
Atlanta Falcons. On September 27, 2015, Rowe recorded two combined tackles, broke up two passes, and made his first career interception off a pass attempt by Jets' quarterback
Geno Smith during a 24–17 win at the
New York Jets in Week 3. The following week, he collected a season-high six combined tackles and deflected a pass in the Eagles' 23–20 loss at the
Washington Redskins in Week 4. On December 6, 2015, Rowe earned his first career start in place of Nolan Carroll who was inactive after breaking his ankle the previous week. He finished the Eagles' 35–28 win at the
New England Patriots in Week 13 with three solo tackles. On December 29, 2015, the Eagles fired head coach Chip Kelly after they fell to a 6–9 record. He finished his rookie season in 2015 with 31 combined tackles (24 solo), five
pass deflections, and an interception in 16 games and five starts.
2016 On January 18, 2016, the Eagles hired
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator
Doug Pederson as their new head coach. During training camp, Rowe competed to be a starting cornerback against Nolan Carroll,
Leodis McKelvin,
Jalen Mills, and
Ron Brooks.
New England Patriots 2016 On September 7, 2016, the Eagles traded Rowe to the
New England Patriots in exchange for a conditional fourth-round (131st overall) draft pick in the
2018 NFL draft. Head coach
Bill Belichick named Rowe the fifth cornerback on the depth chart, behind
Logan Ryan,
Malcolm Butler,
Justin Coleman, and
Cyrus Jones. Rowe was inactive for the first five games (Weeks 1–5) due to an ankle injury. In Week 7, he earned his first start as a member of the Patriots and recorded a season-high six combined tackles and broke up a pass during a 27–16 win at the
Pittsburgh Steelers. He was inactive as a healthy scratch for the Patriots' Week 10 loss against the
Seattle Seahawks. Rowe was sidelined during a Week 14 win against the
Baltimore Ravens due to a
hamstring injury. He finished the
2016 NFL season with 26 combined tackles (20 solo), eight pass deflections, and an interception in nine games and seven starts. The New England Patriots finished the 2016 season first in the
AFC East with a 14–2 record and earned a first round bye. On January 14, 2017, Rowe appeared in his first career playoff game and recorded three solo tackles during a 34–16 win against the
Houston Texans in the
AFC Divisional Round. The following week, the Patriots defeated the Steelers 36–17 in the
AFC Championship Game. Rowe finished the game with four combined tackles, two pass deflections, and made one interception. On February 5, 2017, Rowe appeared in
Super Bowl LI with the New England Patriots and recorded four combined tackles and one pass deflection as the Patriots defeated the Falcons 34–28 in overtime. The game featured the largest comeback in Super Bowl history as the Patriots trailed the Falcons by 25 points in the third quarter.
2017 Throughout training camp, Rowe competed to be the first-team nickelback against Justin Coleman and Cyrus Jones. Head coach Bill Belichick named Rowe the third cornerback on the Patriots' depth chart to start the regular season, behind
Stephon Gilmore and Malcolm Butler. He was sidelined for the Patriots' Week 3 victory against the Texans due to a
groin injury. Rowe further aggravated his groin injury and was inactive for seven games (Weeks 5–12). In Week 15, Rowe collected a season-high five solo tackles and broke up a pass in the Patriots' 27–24 win at the Steelers. Due to injuries, Rowe was limited to only eight games and three starts in 2017 and only recorded 15 combined tackles (14 solo) and two pass deflections. The Patriots finished atop the AFC East with a 13–3 record in 2017, which earned them a first round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. On January 13, 2018, Rowe started his first career playoff game and made five combined tackles as the Patriots defeated the
Tennessee Titans 35–14 in the AFC Divisional Round. The following week, he made four combined tackles and broke up a pass in a 24–20 win against the
Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Championship Game. On February 4, 2018, Rowe started in
Super Bowl LII in place of Malcolm Butler. The coaching decision was heavily criticized among media and NFL analysts as Butler started throughout the entire season and was a key player in their
Super Bowl XLIX and
LI victories. Rowe recorded four solo tackles and broke up two passes as the Patriots lost 41–33 to Rowe's former team, the Eagles. An Eagles' coaching assistant stated that the Eagles' offense were planning on targeting Rowe prior to the game and Butler’s absence made that easier. The Eagles were planning to exploit a mismatch and predicted Rowe would have difficulty covering wide receiver
Alshon Jeffery. Rowe allowed four receptions on nine targets for a team-high 80-yards and one
touchdown in Super Bowl LII, including the opening touchdown to Jeffery.
2018 Throughout training camp, Rowe competed to be a starting cornerback against
Jason McCourty. Head coach Bill Belichick named Rowe and Stephon Gilmore the starting cornerbacks in 2018. On September 16, 2018, Rowe recorded three solo tackles before being benched in the first quarter of the Patriots' 31–20 loss at the Jaguars. Rowe was benched in favor of Jason McCourty after giving up three receptions for 20 yards and a touchdown. He was inactive for the next three games (Weeks 3–5) due to a groin injury. He played in the next two games before being placed on
injured reserve on October 31, 2018, with the groin injury. Without Rowe, the Patriots reached
Super Bowl LIII where they beat the
Los Angeles Rams 13–3.
Miami Dolphins 2019 On March 14, 2019, the
Miami Dolphins signed Rowe to a one-year, $3.50 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $500,000. As a result, Rowe was reunited with new Dolphins’ head coach
Brian Flores, who had previously been a linebackers coach with the Patriots. In Week 7, Rowe began playing strong safety due to calf injury to
Reshad Jones. On December 2, 2019, the Miami Dolphins signed Rowe to a three-year, $16.15 million contract extension season to remain with them throughout the 2022 NFL season. The contract includes $6.57 million guaranteed and a
signing bonus of $2.10 million. In week 17 against the
New England Patriots, Rowe intercepted a pass thrown by former teammate
Tom Brady and returned it for a 35-yard pick six during the 27–24 win.
2020 In Week 8 against the
Los Angeles Rams, Rowe recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by
Jared Goff during the 28–17 win.
Carolina Panthers On April 6, 2023, Rowe signed with the
Carolina Panthers. On August 29, 2023, he was waived for final roster cuts, but signed to the Panthers'
practice squad the following day. He was released on September 19.
Pittsburgh Steelers On November 20, 2023, the
Pittsburgh Steelers signed Rowe to their practice squad. He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired. On November 19, 2024, Rowe signed with the Steelers practice squad. ==NFL career statistics==