Before landing at Duke, Bower coached for one season as a defensive analyst at Texas A&M, where he overlapped with Ravens Inside Linebackers Coach Tyler Santucci.
Bower also coached at South Alabama, Notre Dame, Central Arkansas, Troy, Rutgers, Murray State, and Georgia Military College, dating back to 2010.
Bower is the fifth coach Minter has reportedly hired from the college ranks, along with Pass Game Coordinator/Secondary Mike Mickens (Notre Dame), Defensive Line Coach Lou Esposito (Michigan), Safeties Coach P.J. Volker (Navy), and Assistant Defensive Backs Coach Miles Taylor (Nebraska).
The Ravens have young outside linebackers Tavius Robinson and Mike Green returning. Veteran Kyle Van Noy and David Ojabo are pending free agents.
Baltimore needs more pass rush production out of its front seven after posting just 30 sacks last season, tied for the third fewest in the league. The Ravens’ outside linebackers collectively had 10.5 sacks.
Matt Robinson was the Ravens’ outside linebackers coach last year, but he followed John Harbaugh to New York.