The Arizona Cardinals added two more names to their 2026 training camp roster on Sunday morning, signing tight end Shawn Bowman and linebacker Eugene Asante at State Farm Stadium.
Bowman, listed at 6-foot-4 and 249 pounds, most recently played for the Orlando Storm of the UFL. He appeared in 11 games there and finished with seven catches for 53 yards. Before that, he entered the NFL in 2024 with Jacksonville as an undrafted rookie free agent out of Rutgers, then spent that season on the Jaguars practice squad.
His college path stretched across two programs. Bowman played at Rutgers in 2023 and at Maine from 2019 through 2022, appearing in 44 games and piling up 90 receptions for 984 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Asante, listed at 6-foot-0 and 226 pounds, comes in after a season with the Houston Gamblers of the UFL. In nine games, he recorded 34 tackles, including 18 solo stops, along with four tackles for loss, two passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
He entered the NFL in 2025 as an undrafted rookie free agent from Auburn with Miami and spent that year on the Dolphins, Browns and Falcons practice squads. Over his six-year college career at Auburn from 2022-24 and North Carolina from 2019-21, Asante played in 65 games with 25 starts and posted 196 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks, two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble. He was also named All-SEC third-team in back-to-back seasons in 2023 and 2024.
Both players will wear No. 48.
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