February 19, 2013 10:51 AM
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Da`Quan Bowers, NFL player, accused of having gun at New York airport
Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da'Quan Bowers (91) walks off the field during an NFL football game in New Orleans on Dec. 16, 2012
/ File, AP Photo/Bill Feig(CBS/AP) NEW YORK - An NFL player was arrested for allegedly bringing a handgun at a New York airport, police said.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Da`Quan Bowers was arraigned Monday on charges of criminal possession of a weapon and posted $10,000 bond.
Authorities said Bowers was arrested at LaGuardia Airport as he was about to board a US Airways flight to Raleigh, N.C. after police found a .40-caliber weapon in his carry-on bag.
Bowers played college football for Clemson University and was chosen by the Buccaneers in the 2011 NFL draft.
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