Shawn M. Bouwens (born May 25, 1968) is a former American football guard in the National Football League (NFL).

He played professionally for the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Bouwens was born in Lincoln, Nebraska[2] and graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School.

[3] Bowens attended Nebraska Wesleyan University and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the ninth round (226th overall) of the 1990 NFL draft.

[4][5] Bouwens played in the National Football League for five seasons, playing for the Detroit Lions from 1991 to 1994 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1995.