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Chargers Cut Ben Cleveland, Add Long Snapper Peter Bowden

7/29/2026

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The Los Angeles Chargers released guard Ben Cleveland and signed long snapper Peter Bowden on Tuesday.
Bowden returns after ending the 2025 season on the Chargers’ practice squad.
He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2024 with Green Bay and later joined Jacksonville’s practice squad.
Bowden was a 2023 Patrick Mannelly Award finalist and snapped on a unit that helped kicker Nathanial Vakos earn All-Big Ten honors.

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The Los Angeles Chargers released guard Ben Cleveland and signed long snapper Peter Bowden on Tuesday.
Bowden returns after ending the 2025 season on the Chargers’ practice squad.
He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2024 with Green Bay and later joined Jacksonville’s practice squad.
Bowden was a 2023 Patrick Mannelly Award finalist and snapped on a unit that helped kicker Nathanial Vakos earn All-Big Ten honors.