Matthew Sewell is an offensive line coach for

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after having been an

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in the

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. After the 2012 CIS season, he was ranked as the fourth best player in the

’s Amateur Scouting Bureau final rankings for players eligible in the 2013 CFL Draft and third by players in

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. Sewell was drafted in the first round, eighth overall by the

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, despite having signed with the

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. He played college football for the

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and helped them to win the

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After being released by the Titans near the end of May 2013, Sewell decided to return play one more year of CIS football with the McMaster Marauders while completing his Masters of Business Administration. On February 12, 2014, Sewell signed with the

of the

. On July 2, 2016, Sewell and

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were traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for

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and a conditional 2018 CFL Draft pick.

Early life

Sewell graduated from the

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in 2009 before attending

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References

External links

Toronto Argonauts bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sewell, Matt Living people Players of Canadian football from Ontario Canadian football offensive linemen McMaster Marauders football players Toronto Argonauts players Tennessee Titans players Saskatchewan Roughriders players People from Milton, Ontario 1990 births