Argos’ McEwen looking forward to playing before friends and family in Calgary
TORONTO — Sean McEwen is looking forward to mixing a little pleasure with business this weekend to Calgary.
On Saturday night, the six-foot-three, 297-pound centre will play before friends and family when the Toronto Argonauts visit the Calgary Stampeders.
McEwen, 24, is a Calgary native who played collegiately for the Calgary Dinos before being selected in the first round, fourth overall, by Toronto in the 2015 CFL draft. But McEwen put his pro career on hold, returning to school for his final year of CIS eligibility.
“I was just kind of finishing off my eligibility and my schooling and putting that chapter of my life behind me,” McEwen said. “I was closing that door before I was ready to open the professional one.