Sidy Sow
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Sidy Sow
| image =
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| number = 62
| current_team = New England Patriots
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|06|10}}
| birth_place = Granby, Quebec, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 318
| high_school = Champlain {{avoid wrap|(Lennoxville, Quebec)}}
| college = Eastern Michigan (2017–2022)
| draftyear = 2023
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 117
| cfldraftyear = 2023
| cfldraftround = 6
| cfldraftpick = 48
| pastteams =
- New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|2023}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 27
| statlabel2 = Games started
| statvalue2 = 14
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 =
| pfr = SowxSi00
}}
Cheikhe Sidy Sow ({{Respell|sih|TEE SOH}};{{Cite web |title=Sidy Sow Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SowxSi00.htm |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} born June 10, 1998) is a Canadian professional football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles after playing in Canada.
Early life
Sow grew up in Granby, Quebec, Canada and attended Joseph-Hermas Leclerc High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.lesoleil.com/2022/01/08/les-grandes-ambitions-de-sidy-sow-1cbf7296d0e5918c2bf34e8e858bb9e4|title=Les grandes ambitions de Sidy Sow|work=Le Soleil|date=January 8, 2022|access-date=April 20, 2023|language=French}} He played football at Champlain College Lennoxville.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2023/03/21/deux-quebecois-repeches-dans-la-nfl-1|title=Deux Québécois repêchés dans la NFL?|first=Jean-François|last=Desbiens|work=TVA Nouvelles|date=March 21, 2023|access-date=April 20, 2023|language=French}}
College career
Sow redshirted his true freshman season at Eastern Michigan. He started 11 games at left tackle as a redshirt freshman. Sow moved to left guard going into his redshirt sophomore season and made all 12 of the Eagles' games.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/2023/03/eastern-michigan-ol-sidy-sow-hopes-to-turn-canadian-dream-into-nfl-reality.html|title=Eastern Michigan OL Sidy Sow hopes to turn Canadian dream into NFL reality|first=Aaron|last=McMann|website=MLive.com|date=March 6, 2023|access-date=April 20, 2023}} He was named third-team All-Mid-American Conference (MAC) in 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.lavoixdelest.ca/2020/12/16/sidy-sow-parmi-les-etoiles-de-sa-conference-dans-la-ncaa-276cb4adb0f54cd143e9ba529e0d96d0/|title=Sidy Sow parmi les étoiles de sa conférence dans la NCAA|first=Jonathan|last=Gagnon|work=La Voix de l'Est|date=December 16, 2020|access-date=April 20, 2023|language=French}}{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/ann-arbor/2020/12/7-eastern-michigan-football-earn-all-mac-team-honors.html|title=7 Eastern Michigan football players earn All-MAC honors|first=Greg|last=Wickliffe|website=MLive.com|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=April 20, 2023}} Sow was named first-team All-MAC in each of his final two seasons. He finished his college career as Eastern Michigan's all-time leader with 56 games played and 54 starts.{{cite web|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-com-lists-canadians-brown-145545882.html|title=NFL.com lists Canadians Brown, Sow as players who improved NFL draft stock at combine|website=Yahoo Sports|agency=The Canadian Press|date=March 6, 2023|access-date=April 20, 2023}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 3/4
| weight = 323
| dash = 5.07
| ten split = 1.80
| twenty split = 3.01
| shuttle = 4.69
| cone drill = 7.62
| vertical = 32.0
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 2
| bench = 27
| arm span = 33 5/8
| hand span = 10 3/8
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/sidy-sow/3200534f-5704-4268-3a10-28073084590f |title=Sidy Sow Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 29, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1024592&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Sidy Sow College Football Profile |access-date=April 29, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
Sow was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round, 117th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/sports/2023/04/2023-nfl-draft-patriots-pick-eastern-michigan-lineman-sidy-sow-in-round-4.html|title=2023 NFL draft: Patriots pick Eastern Michigan lineman Sidy Sow in Round 4|first=Patrick|last=Nothaft|website=MLive.com|date=April 29, 2023|access-date=April 30, 2023}} He was also selected in the 10th round, 72nd overall in the 2023 USFL draft to the Michigan Panthers and in the sixth round (48th overall) of the 2023 CFL draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.{{cite tweet |author=Michigan Panthers |user=USFLPanthers |number=1628133318846971904 |date=February 21, 2023 |title=With the 72nd pick of the 2023 USFL College Draft, we select OL Sidy Sow 💪 https://twitter.com/USFLPanthers/status/1628133318846971904 |language=en |access-date=April 24, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2023/04/21/matthew-bergeron-takes-top-spot-in-spring-scouting-bureau-rankings/|title=MATTHEW BERGERON TAKES TOP SPOT IN SPRING SCOUTING BUREAU RANKINGS |website=CFL.ca|agency=CFL Staff|date=April 21, 2023|access-date=April 24, 2023}} As a rookie, he appeared in 15 games and started 13.{{Cite web |title=Sidy Sow 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SowxSi00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.patriots.com/team/players-roster/sidy-sow/ New England Patriots bio]
- [https://emueagles.com/sports/football/roster/sidy-sow/14254 Eastern Michigan Eagles bio]
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Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football players
Category:Canadian expatriate American football people in the United States