Bowanko, a six-year NFL veteran who has appeared in 47 career games with 18 starts, comes to Detroit after spending a portion of the 2018 season with the Washington Redskins. Originally selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth-round (205th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft out of Virginia, he spent three seasons in Jacksonville (2014-16) before being traded to the Baltimore Ravens in 2017.
Fales joins the Lions after a two-year stint (2017-18) with the Miami Dolphins, where he appeared in two games and completed 29-of-43 passes for 265 yards, one touchdown and one interception in that span. He originally entered the League in 2014 as a sixth-round draft selection (183rd overall) by the Chicago Bears out of San Jose State.