1. Almondo Sewell was born on January 16,1987 and is an American former gridiron football defensive tackle and was most recently the defensive line coach for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League.
15 Facts About Almondo Sewell
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Almondo Sewell played college football at the University of Akron and attended Hargrave Military Academy before transferring to Trenton Central High School in Trenton, New Jersey.
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Almondo Sewell has been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos and Montreal Alouettes of the CFL and Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.
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Almondo Sewell started the season on the reserve list and appeared in three games before being released on August 2,2011.
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Almondo Sewell spent part of the 2012 season with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.
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Almondo Sewell signed a contract extension on December 19,2013.
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Almondo Sewell established himself as one of the league's top defensive linemen as he was named a CFL All-Star in five consecutive seasons and a CFL West All-Star in six consecutive seasons.
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Almondo Sewell received multiple contract extensions while with the Eskimos, re-signing on December 19,2013, December 22,2015, and October 12,2018.
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On February 2,2021, at age 34, Almondo Sewell posted on Twitter that he would not be re-signing with Edmonton, and would become a free agent on February 9.
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On February 9,2021, it was announced that Almondo Sewell had signed with the Montreal Alouettes.
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Almondo Sewell played in all 14 regular season games where he had 19 defensive tackles and five sacks.
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In 2023, Almondo Sewell played in 16 regular season games where he had 14 defensive tackles and one sack.
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Almondo Sewell 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.
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On July 16,2024, Almondo Sewell was named the defensive line coach of the Edmonton Elks following the resignation of Nate O'Neal.
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Almondo Sewell planned to join the Edmonton Police Service after his football career is over.