Matt Sheridan

Matt Sheridan
No. 54
Date of birth	May 27, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	OL
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	383 lb (174 kg)
Canada university	Manitoba
High school	Sturgeon Creek Collegiate
CFL draft	2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 40
Drafted by	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Career history
As player
2001–2008	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2010	Calgary Stampeders
Awards	Ed Kotowich Good Guy Award (2004);
Honours	Winnipeg's Most Outstanding offensive lineman (2004, 2005);
Career stats
	Playing stats at CFL.ca;

Matt Sheridan (born May 27, 1977 in

offensive lineman who played eight seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League

and was twice named Winnipeg's Most Outstanding offensive lineman.

Sheridan was born in Montreal, grew up in

2000 CFL Draft by the Blue Bombers and joined the team's practice squad at the start of the 2001 CFL season.^[1]^[2]

Professional career

Sheridan made his professional debut in week 15 of the 2001 season and made his first start the following week. He ended up playing the remainder of the season for a total of four regular season games as well as the

East Division final and the 89th Grey Cup.^[1]

Sheridan started the first two games of the

guard and Sheridan was honoured with the Ed Kotowich Good Guy Award for "best combining football ability, team camaraderie, and extraordinary effort off the field in the community" and was named the Bombers Most Outstanding offensive lineman.^[1]

Sheridan continued his playing streak and superior play for the 2005 CFL season, the third straight year he played all regular season games and again named Winnipeg's Most Outstanding offensive lineman. He was also named the CFL Lineman of Week 8 and was the Blue Bombers nomination for the Tom Pate Memorial Award, recognising his contributions to the community.^[1]

The last three years of Sheridan's play in Winnipeg was limited by injury beginning in the 2006 CFL season, in which a nagging groin injury caused him to only five starts and play in seven regular season games. He was able to return strongly for the 2007 CFL season, starting 15 regular season games at left guard and the East semi-final, East final, and 95th Grey Cup and considered a big reason the Bombers' offensive line gave up the fewest quarterback sacks (27) in the CFL and running back Charles Roberts rushed for 1,379 yards and 16 touchdowns.^[3]

The

Mike Kelly said that Sheridan was "another guy who needed a fresh start elsewhere" and he was released.^[1]^[2]^[4]^[5]

On April 29, 2010, it was announced that Sheridan had signed with the

retired

from football.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Matt Sheridan". Roster. Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
^ ^a ^b "Sheridan's time with Blue is over". Winnipeg Sun. 2009-02-01. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
^ ^a ^b "Matt Sheridan re-signs with Blue Bombers". CBC Sports. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
^ Tait, Ed (2009-01-31). "Bombers officially release Matt Sheridan". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
^ "Blue Bombers release veteran OL Sheridan". TSN.ca. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

[Bombers_bio-1] "Matt Sheridan". Roster. Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

[time_over-2] "Sheridan's time with Blue is over". Winnipeg Sun. 2009-02-01. Archived from the original on 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

[re-signs-3] "Matt Sheridan re-signs with Blue Bombers". CBC Sports. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

[4] Tait, Ed (2009-01-31). "Bombers officially release Matt Sheridan". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

[5] "Blue Bombers release veteran OL Sheridan". TSN.ca. 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-02-01.

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