Anwar Stewart (born February 9, 1976) is an
American football
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coach and former player who is currently the defensive line coach for the
Kentucky Wildcats
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. He played
college football for the
Kentucky Wildcats
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and played in the
Canadian Football League
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(CFL) for 13 seasons.
Playing career
After playing his college football at the
University of Kentucky
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, Stewart joined the CFL's Calgary Stampeders for the 2001 season, playing one game before being released the following year in the preseason.
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From 2002 to 2011 Stewart played for the ]Montreal Alouettes
The Montreal Alouettes (French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the East Division of the Canad ...
, leading the team in quarterback sacks for four seasons (2003–06). In 2004, he had 21 tackles, 9 sacks and 4 interceptions (returning 2 of those for touchdowns), good enough to make the CFL All Star Team and to win the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award The Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award is annually awarded to the best defensive player in the Canadian football League. The winner of the award is selected by members of the Football Reporters of Canada along with the head coaches in the CFL. ...
. On October 12, 2009, Stewart became the Alouettes all-time sacks leader with 53 career sacks, passing Elfrid Payton who had 52. He finished with 66 career sacks in Montreal after he was released on February 8, 2012.
On October 10, 2012, Stewart again signed with the Calgary Stampeders
The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-o ...
where he recorded 4 sacks in only 4 games, bringing his career total to 70. Following the 2012 CFL season
The 2012 CFL season was the 59th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially, it was the 55th season for the Canadian Football League. The pre-season began on June 13, 2012, and the regular season started on June 29, 2012. Rogers Centre ...
, he was released by the Stampeders. He was signed to the Alouettes' practice roster on August 13, 2013, after Montreal released Ejiro Kuale earlier in the week.
Coaching career
Montreal Alouettes
After retiring from playing in 2013, Stewart was hired by the Alouettes in 2014
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as a defensive quality control coach. He was promoted in 2015 to the team’s defensive ends coach and in 2016
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was given the title of defensive line coach.
Kentucky
He returned to his alma mater in 2017
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where he stayed two years working as a defensive assistant.
Appalachian State
In 2019
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, Stewart was the defensive line coach for Appalachian State.
Kentucky (second stint)
In 2020
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, Stewart returned to Kentucky as the team’s defensive line coach.
References
External links
Just Sports Stats
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1976 births
Living people
American football defensive linemen
Canadian football defensive linemen
American players of Canadian football
Calgary Stampeders players
Canadian Football League Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award winners
Kentucky Wildcats football players
Montreal Alouettes players
People from Panama City, Florida
Bay High School (Panama City, Florida) alumni
Players of American football from Florida
Montreal Alouettes coaches
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