Almondo Sewell

Almondo Sewell (born January 16, 1987) is a professional gridiron football defensive tackle for the Edmonton Eskimos 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 Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Almondo Sewell
No. 90     Edmonton Eskimos
Born: (1987-01-16) January 16, 1987
Buff Bay, Jamaica
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)DT
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight288 lb (131 kg)
CollegeAkron
High schoolTrenton (NJ)
AFL entry2012
Career history
As player
2011Edmonton Eskimos
2012Green Bay Blizzard*
2012Cleveland Gladiators
2012–presentEdmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
  • All-MAC second team (2007)
  • All-MAC third team (2008, 2009)
  • Grey Cup champion (2015)
CFL All-Star2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
CFL West All-Star2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Career stats

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		 280 lb
(127 kg)		 4.88 s1.62 s2.83 s4.68 s7.50 s28 1⁄2 in
(0.72 m)		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. On 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]

Personal life

He has a pet rabbit named Dusko. Sewell plans to join the Edmonton Police Service after his football career is over.[15]

References
  1. "Almondo Sewell". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Sewell Signs with CFL's Edmonton Eskimos". 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. "Almondo Sewell". 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 EXTEND ALL-STAR ALMONDO SEWELL". esks.com. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  7. "STAMPS AND SEWELL NAMED CFL ALL-STARS". esks.com. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  8. "Shining Bright: Division All-Stars announced". cfl.ca. 6 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  9. "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.
  10. "Shooting Stars: Divisional All-Stars announced". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-11-23. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  11. "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.
  12. "ALMONDO SEWELL". 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. Staff, TSN ca (2021-02-02). "All-Star DT Almondo Sewell says goodbye to EE Football Team - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  15. 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.
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