Almondo Sewell

Almondo Sewell (born January 16, 1987) is a professional gridiron football defensive tackle for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at the University of Akron and attended Hargrave Military Academy before transferring to Trenton Central High School in Trenton, New Jersey. He has also been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos and Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Almondo Sewell

No. 90     Montreal Alouettes
Sewell with the Alouettes in 2022
Born:	(1987-01-16) January 16, 1987 (age 35) Buff Bay, Jamaica
Career information
Status	Active
CFL status	American
Position(s)	Defensive tackle
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	288 lb (131 kg)
College	Akron
High school	Trenton (NJ)
AFL entry	2012
Career history
As player
2011	Edmonton Eskimos
2012	Green Bay Blizzard*
2012	Cleveland Gladiators
2012–2020	Edmonton Eskimos
2021–present	Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
All-MAC second team (2007) All-MAC third team (2008, 2009) Grey Cup champion (2015)
CFL All-Star	2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
CFL West All-Star	2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Career stats
Playing stats at ArenaFan.com Playing stats at CFL.ca

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	4.88 s	1.62 s	2.83 s	4.68 s	7.50 s	281⁄2	8 ft 5 in (2.57 m)	44 reps
All values from Akron Pro Day^[1]

Edmonton Eskimos

Sewell signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 27, 2011.^[2] He started the season on the reserve list and appeared in three games before being released on August 2, 2011.^[3][4]

Cleveland Gladiators

Almondo Sewell spent part of the 2012 season with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Edmonton Eskimos (II)

Sewell was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on June 4, 2012.^[5] He signed a contract extension on December 19, 2013. Almondo Sewell established himself as one of the league's top defensive linemen: He was named a CFL All-Star in five consecutive seasons (2013-2017) and a CFL West All-Star in six consecutive seasons (2012-2017).^{[6][7][8][9][10]} Sewell received multiple contract extensions while with the Eskimos, re-signing on December 19, 2013, December 22, 2015 and October 12, 2018.^[11][12][13] On February 2, 2021, at age 34, Sewell posted on Twitter that he would not be re-signing with Edmonton, and would become a free agent on February 9. Through his nine years with Edmonton, Sewell amassed 282 tackles and 60 sacks in 139 regular season games, and was named a CFL All-Star six times, and divisional All-Star seven times.^[14]

Montreal Alouettes

On February 9, 2021, it was announced that Sewell had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.^[15] He played in all 14 regular season games where he had 19 defensive tackles and five sacks.

Personal life

He has a pet rabbit named Dusko. Sewell plans to join the Edmonton Police Service after his football career is over.^[16]

References

1. . nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. . gozips.com. May 28, 2011. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
3. "Edmonton Eskimos Release D-lineman Sewell". boxscorenews.com. August 2, 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
4. . esks.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
5. "Almondo Sewell Signs with Edmonton Eskimos". clevelandgladiators.com. May 5, 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
6. . esks.com. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
7. . esks.com. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
8. . cfl.ca. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
9. . cfl.ca. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
10. . cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-11-23. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
11. . edmontonsun.com. December 22, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
12. . esks.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
13. "All-star DT Almondo Sewell inks extension with Esks through 2020 - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. 2018-10-12. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
14. TSN ca Staff (2021-02-02). "All-Star DT Almondo Sewell says goodbye to EE Football Team - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
15. "Sewell, Ackie, Levels and other big names at defence!". Montreal Alouettes. February 9, 2021.
16. Landry, Don (July 16, 2015). . cfl.ca. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

External links

• Montreal Alouettes bio
• Just Sports Stats
• College stats