Sheldon Napastuk

Sheldon Napastuk (born August 5, 1974) is a Canadian former professional football defensive lineman who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders. He played college football at Iowa State.

Early life Sheldon Napastuk was born on August 5, 1974, in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Napastuk said his mailing address was Richard, his phone number was Speers, and Maryfield was where he went to school. He grew up a Saskatchewan Roughriders fan. Napastuk said "I looked down and there was a flap of skin open and you could see fat tissue."

Professional career Napastuk was selected by the Edmonton Eskimos in the third round, with the 25th overall pick, of the 1996 CFL draft despite previously declaring that he still wanted to complete his college eligibility.

Napastuk signed with the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1998 and was briefly converted to offensive linemen before being released before the start of the season again. Napastuk dressed in 56 games overall for the Roughriders from 1999 to 2002. He retired from the CFL on May 23, 2007. Napastuk finished his CFL career with totals of 126 games dressed, 157 tackles on defence, 23 sacks, one forced fumble, five fumble recoveries, and eight pass breakups.