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]
Sewell was signed by the 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
On 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]
He has a pet rabbit named Dusko. Sewell planned to join the Edmonton Police Service after his football career is over.[19]
References
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