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Wesley Sutton
No. 37 Montreal Alouettes
Sutton with the Montreal Alouettes in 2022
Born:(1996-02-09)February 9, 1996(age 28)
Chandler, Arizona,U.S.
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)Defensive back
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight194 lb (88 kg)
CollegeNorthern Arizona
High schoolChandler High (AZ)
Career history
As player
2020New York Guardians
2021–presentMontreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
CFL East All-Star2022,2023
Career stats

Wesley Malik Sutton(born February 9, 1996) is an American professionalfootballdefensive backfor theMontreal Alouettesof theCanadian Football League(CFL).

College career

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Sutton playedcollege footballfor theNorthern Arizona Lumberjacksfrom 2014 to 2018.[1]He played in 42 games where he had 96 solo tackles, 56 assisted tackles, six interceptions, and one forced fumble.[2]

Professional career

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Sutton was not selected in the2019 NFL draftand was invited to rookie camp with thePhiladelphia Eagles,but was not signed.[3][4]

New York Guardians

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After not playing football in 2019, Sutton signed with theNew York Guardiansahead of the2020 season.[3]After making the gameday roster, he made his professional debut on February 9, 2020, against theTampa Bay Vipers,where he had two sacks and a tackle for a loss.[5]He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[6]

Montreal Alouettes

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On March 22, 2021, it was announced that Sutton had signed with theMontreal Alouettes.[3]He made the team's active roster following training camp and played in his first CFL game on August 14, 2021, against theEdmonton Elkswhere he had four defensive tackles.[7]In the following game, on August 20, 2021, he recorded his first career interception on a pass fromJake Maierin a game against theCalgary Stampeders.[8]After a promising start with two games played, Sutton spent the rest of the2021 seasonon the injured list.[9]

To begin the2022 season,Sutton was named a starter atcornerback.[10]In game 2, he moved tohalfbackwhere he also played through to the fourth game of the season. However, he struggled in the first game under newdefensive coordinator,Noel Thorpe,in the fifth game of the season, where he committed threepass interferencepenalties for 108 yards in the loss to theEdmonton Elks.[11]After retaining his starting position, he had an interception in week 9 against theWinnipeg Blue Bombers,the second of his career. In the following week, on August 11, 2022, he recorded the first two sacks and first forced fumble of his CFL career, along with five defensive tackles and one pass knockdown, in the win against the Blue Bombers and was named a CFL Top Performer that week.[12]He finished the year having played in all 18 regular season games where he had 79 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, four sacks, one interception, and two forced fumbles.[7]He was named an East Division All-Star at the end of the year.[13]Sutton and the Als agreed to a two-year contract extension on January 23, 2023.[14]

Personal life

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Sutton was born to parents Marc and Theresa Sutton and has one sibling, Alyssa.[1]

References

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  1. ^ab"Wesley Sutton".Northern Arizona Lumberjacks.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  2. ^"Wesley Sutton".Montreal Alouettes.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  3. ^abc"Alouettes sign American defensive back Wesley Sutton".Montreal Alouettes.March 22, 2021.
  4. ^"Philadelphia Eagles: Here's a list of everyone in rookie camp on a tryout basis".insidetheiggles. May 10, 2019.
  5. ^"New York Guardians win inaugural XFL game against Tampa Bay Vipers".New York Daily News.February 9, 2020.
  6. ^Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020)."XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue".SeattleTimes.
  7. ^ab"Wesley Sutton".Canadian Football League.RetrievedNovember 26,2022.
  8. ^"Montreal Alouettes vs Calgary Stampeders".Canadian Football League.RetrievedAugust 20,2021.
  9. ^"Transactions – Football player trades and signings".Canadian Football League.RetrievedAugust 16,2022.
  10. ^"Alouettes de Montreal position chart"(PDF).Montreal Alouettes.June 9, 2022.
  11. ^"Despite three penalties, Als convinced DB Sutton can do the job".Montreal Gazette.July 17, 2022.
  12. ^"Wesley Sutton receives CFL player of the week nod".Montreal Alouettes.June 9, 2022.
  13. ^"Updated List of 2022 CFL Division All-Stars".Canadian Football League.November 2, 2022.
  14. ^3Down Staff (January 23, 2023)."Montreal Alouettes re-sign all-star DB Wesley Sutton through 2024".3DownNation.RetrievedJanuary 23,2023.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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