The Toronto Argonauts announced today that the club has signed its first pick in the 2015 CFL Draft Sean McEwen through the 2018 season.
McEwen, a 6-3, 297-pound, native of Calgary, Alberta was selected by the Argonauts with the third overall pick in last year’s draft. In five seasons, he played 40 regular season games and helped anchor the Dinos to three straight Hardy Cup championships.
“Sean is an athletic, smart and tough young player that has a passion for the game”, said Argonauts General Manager Jim Barker. “He possesses the skills of a true centre which is not easy to find. When we drafted him we understood he wanted to return to school to finish his degree and we’re excited it to finally have him in Double Blue”.
McEwen topped all offensive linemen in the bench press (27 reps), 40-yard dash (5.01s) and three-cone drill (7.82) while ranking third amongst his position group in the shuttle drill (4.8s) at the 2015 CFL Combine.
The three-time CIS All-Canadian and four-time Canada West All-Star attended rookie mini-camp with NFL’s New York Giants in 2015 and was one of three Canadian’s invited to participate in the 2016 East-West Shrine Bowl.
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