Almondo Sewell Explained

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Birth Date:16 January 1987
Birth Place:Buff Bay, Jamaica
Team:Edmonton Elks
Status:Active
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Position1:Defensive line coach
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lb:288
College:Akron
High School:Trenton (NJ)
Aflrookieyear:2012
Playing Team1:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Team2:Green Bay Blizzard
Playing Team3:Cleveland Gladiators
Playing Team4:Edmonton Eskimos
Playing Team5:Montreal Alouettes
Coaching Years1:–present
Coaching Team1:Edmonton Elks
(Defensive line coach)
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Almondo Sewell (born January 16, 1987) is an American former gridiron football defensive tackle and is the defensive line coach for the Edmonton Elks 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 Montreal Alouettes of the CFL and Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Professional career

Edmonton Eskimos

Sewell signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 27, 2011.[1] He started the season on the reserve list and appeared in three games before being released on August 2, 2011.[2] [3]

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.[4] He signed a contract extension on December 19, 2013. Sewell established himself as one of the league's top defensive linemen as 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).[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Sewell received multiple contract extensions while with the Eskimos, re-signing on December 19, 2013, December 22, 2015, and October 12, 2018.[10] [11] [12] 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.[13]

Montreal Alouettes

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

In 2023, Sewell played in 16 regular season games where he had 14 defensive tackles and one sack.[15] He later played in his second career Grey Cup, the 110th Grey Cup game, where he had two defensive tackles in the victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. With one year remaining on his contract, Sewell was released on February 8, 2024.[15]

Coaching career

On July 16, 2024, Sewell was named the defensive line coach of the Edmonton Elks following the resignation of Nate O'Neal.[16]

Personal life

He has a pet rabbit named Dusko. Sewell plans to join the Edmonton Police Service after his football career is over.[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sewell Signs with CFL's Edmonton Eskimos . gozips.com . May 28, 2011 . 7 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129045158/http://www.gozips.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/20110618idm6yc . 2014-11-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: Edmonton Eskimos Release D-lineman Sewell . boxscorenews.com . August 2, 2011 . 7 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Almondo Sewell . esks.com . 7 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009073417/http://www.esks.com/roster/show/id/4091 . October 9, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Almondo Sewell Signs with Edmonton Eskimos. May 5, 2012. clevelandgladiators.com. 7 August 2014.
  5. Web site: ESKS EXTEND ALL-STAR ALMONDO SEWELL . esks.com . December 19, 2013 . 7 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810121835/http://www.esks.com/article/esks-extend-all-star-almondo-sewell . 10 August 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: STAMPS AND SEWELL NAMED CFL ALL-STARS . esks.com . December 4, 2013 . 7 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810123343/http://www.esks.com/article/stamps-and-sewell-named-cfl-all-stars . 10 August 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Shining Bright: Division All-Stars announced . cfl.ca . November 6, 2013 . 7 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131109095115/http://www.cfl.ca/article/shining-bright-division-all-stars-announced . 9 November 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: CFL announces East and West Division All-Stars . cfl.ca . November 8, 2012 . 7 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810020359/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-announces-east-and-west-division-all-stars . 10 August 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: Shooting Stars: Divisional All-Stars announced . cfl.ca . November 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141123213306/http://www.cfl.ca/article/shooting-stars-divisional-all-stars-announced . 2014-11-23 . dead .
  10. Web site: Eskimos sign Adarius Bowman, Almondo Sewell to extensions . edmontonsun.com . December 22, 2015 . April 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922211821/http://www.edmontonsun.com/2015/12/22/eskimos-sign-adarius-bowman-almondo-sewell-to-extensions . September 22, 2018 .
  11. Web site: ALMONDO SEWELL . esks.com . April 30, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160430153942/http://www.esks.com/players/almondo-sewell/323370/ . April 30, 2016 .
  12. News: All-star DT Almondo Sewell inks extension with Esks through 2020 - CFL.ca. 2018-10-12. CFL.ca. 2018-10-15. en-US.
  13. Web site: TSN ca Staff. 2021-02-02. All-Star DT Almondo Sewell says goodbye to EE Football Team - TSN.ca. 2021-02-03. TSN. en.
  14. Web site: Sewell, Ackie, Levels and other big names at defence! . February 9, 2021 . Montreal Alouettes.
  15. Web site: Montreal Alouettes release veteran DT Almondo Sewell . February 8, 2024 . 3DownNation.
  16. Web site: Edmonton Elks hire Almondo Sewell as defensive line coach . July 16, 2024 . Edmonton Elks.
  17. Web site: Landry: Long road to Edmonton for Almondo Sewell . cfl.ca . July 16, 2015 . July 17, 2015 . Landry, Don . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150717180759/http://cfl.ca/article/landry-long-road-to-edmonton-for-almondo-sewell . July 17, 2015 .

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