Matt Kudu

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Matt Kudu

Date of birth:	November 2, 1981 (1981-11-02) (age 26)
Place of birth:	Toronto, Ontario
Career information
Status:	Active
CFL status:	Non-import
Position(s):	DT
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	277 lb (126 kg)
Jersey №:	93
College:	Eastern Michigan
CFL Draft:	2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 21
Organizations
As player:
2006 2007–present	Toronto Argonauts Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Stats at CFL.ca

Matt Kudu (born November 2, 1981 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional Canadian football player. He currently plays defensive tackle with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

[edit] Early years

Kudu, born in Toronto and grew up in Mississauga, attended Clarkson Secondary School and transferred to Lorne Park Secondary School where he won a Metro Bowl Championship as a senior in 2001. He was twice named Toronto Star All-Star and Toronto Sun All-Star while in high school.^[1] He also played in the Ontario Varsity Football League with the Mississauga Warriors and was an all-star lineman winning one OVFL Championship. He was inducted into the OVFL Hall of Fame in 2006.^[2]

Kudu studied physical education at Eastern Michigan University and is pursuing his teaching certificate. He played in at least 11 out of 12 games all four years for the Eastern Michigan Eagles, was named Defensive player of the week three times, and named the Top-Conditioned Athlete at Eastern Michigan as a senior in 2004.^[2]^[1]^[3]

[edit] Professional career

Kudu attended the CFL Evaluation Camp in 2005 and was drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the third round but released during training camp that year. In April, 2006, Toronto Argonauts signed Kudu as a free agent^[1] and dressed for the first seven games of the 2006 CFL season recording five defensive tackles and two quarterback sacks before finishing the year on the injured reserve list with a knee injury.^[3] He played in both 2007 pre-season games for Toronto but was released before the regular season.^[4]^[5]^[6]