Matt O'Donnell is one of the most popular and richest Canadian Football Player who was born on March 26, 1989 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. O’Donnell’s rights were traded by the Roughriders to Edmonton Eskimos on September 5, 2012. On September 17, he was signed by the Eskimos. He was a member of the Eskimos between 2012 and 2014.
O’Donnell was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals again on February 2, 2015. He was waived by the Bengals on September 5, 2015, after failing to make the 53-man final roster.
O’Donnell was chosen in the second round and 15th overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. O’Donnell was the fourth offensive lineman taken in the draft, but was the highest CIS offensive lineman selected.
O’Donnell, who was signed with the Roughriders on May 31, 2011, was reported to have delayed his signing due to the fact that the NBA’s Boston Celtics had put him through a June workout. O’Donnell had not played basketball since highschool. This was considered unusual.
O’Donnell was also interested in the Toronto Raptors, and he participated in a training session in June 2011.
On September 9, 2015, O’Donnell re-signed with the Edmonton Eskimos. He played and started in eight regular season games and two post-season games, including his start at right guard in the Eskimos’ 103rd Grey Cup win.
