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).
| Edmonton Elks | |
 Sewell with the Alouettes in 2023 | |
| Born: | January 16, 1987 Buff Bay, Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Career information | |
| Status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Defensive line coach |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 288 lb (131 kg) |
| College | Akron |
| High school | Trenton (NJ) |
| AFL entry | 2012 |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 2024–present | Edmonton Elks (Defensive line coach) |
| As player | |
| 2011 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2012 | Green Bay Blizzard* |
| 2012 | Cleveland Gladiators |
| 2012–2020 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 2021–2023 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 |
| Career stats | |
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Professional career
edit| 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 | 28+1⁄2 in (0.72 m) |
8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) |
44 reps | |||
| All values from Akron Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Edmonton Eskimos
editSewell 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
editAlmondo Sewell spent part of the 2012 season with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL).
Edmonton Eskimos (II)
editSewell was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on June 4, 2012.[5] 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).[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
editOn 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.
In 2023, Sewell played in 16 regular season games where he had 14 defensive tackles and one sack.[16] 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.[16]
Coaching career
editOn July 16, 2024, Sewell was named the defensive line coach of the Edmonton Elks following the resignation of Nate O'Neal.[17]
Personal life
editHe has a pet rabbit named Dusko. Sewell plans to join the Edmonton Police Service after his football career is over.[18]
References
edit- ^ "Almondo Sewell". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Sewell Signs with CFL's Edmonton Eskimos". gozips.com. May 28, 2011. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Edmonton Eskimos Release D-lineman Sewell". boxscorenews.com. August 2, 2011. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Almondo Sewell". esks.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Almondo Sewell Signs with Edmonton Eskimos". clevelandgladiators.com. May 5, 2012. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "ESKS EXTEND ALL-STAR ALMONDO SEWELL". esks.com. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "STAMPS AND SEWELL NAMED CFL ALL-STARS". esks.com. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Shining Bright: Division All-Stars announced". cfl.ca. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "CFL announces East and West Division All-Stars". cfl.ca. 8 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Shooting Stars: Divisional All-Stars announced". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on November 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "Eskimos sign Adarius Bowman, Almondo Sewell to extensions". edmontonsun.com. December 22, 2015. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "ALMONDO SEWELL". esks.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ^ "All-star DT Almondo Sewell inks extension with Esks through 2020 - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. October 12, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (February 2, 2021). "All-Star DT Almondo Sewell says goodbye to EE Football Team - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ^ "Sewell, Ackie, Levels and other big names at defence!". Montreal Alouettes. February 9, 2021.
- ^ a b "Montreal Alouettes release veteran DT Almondo Sewell". 3DownNation. February 8, 2024.
- ^ "Edmonton Elks hire Almondo Sewell as defensive line coach". Edmonton Elks. July 16, 2024.
- ^ Landry, Don (July 16, 2015). "Landry: Long road to Edmonton for Almondo Sewell". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.