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Almondo Sewell
No. 90     Montreal Alouettes
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Sewell with the Alouettes in 2022
Born: (1987-01-16) January 16, 1987 (age 37)
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, 2023)
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

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 of the CFL and Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL).

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 28+12 in
(0.72 m)
8 ft 5 in
(2.57 m)
44 reps
All values from Akron Pro Day

Edmonton Eskimos

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

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. 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). Sewell received multiple contract extensions while with the Eskimos, re-signing on December 19, 2013, December 22, 2015, and October 12, 2018. 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.

Montreal Alouettes

On February 9, 2021, it was announced that Sewell had signed with the Montreal Alouettes. 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.

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