Matt Sheridan

Matt Sheridan (born May 27, 1977) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played eight seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and was twice named Winnipeg's Most Outstanding offensive lineman.

Sheridan was born in Montreal, grew up in Winnipeg, and played CIS football for the Manitoba Bisons. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2000 CFL draft by the Blue Bombers and joined the team's practice squad at the start of the 2001 CFL season.

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.

The 2008 CFL season appeared promising when Blue Bombers general manager Brendan Taman re-signed him in February and said "Matt Sheridan has been a big part of this team for some time now and we are glad he will continue to be for the foreseeable future".

On April 29, 2010, it was announced that Sheridan had signed with the Calgary Stampeders, on June 21, 2010 he retired from football.