Matt Vonk

Matt Vonk (born August 15, 1990) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Montreal Alouettes. He was selected in the fifth round, 38th overall, by the Roughriders in the 2013 CFL draft and signed with the team on May 30, 2013.^[1] He played CIS football for the Waterloo Warriors and Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks.^[2]

Matt Vonk

No. --     Free Agent
Born:	(1990-08-15) August 15, 1990 (age 34) Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Career information
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	OL
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	305 lb (138 kg)
University	Waterloo Wilfrid Laurier
High school	Assumption Catholic Secondary School Burlington
CFL draft	2013, round: 5, pick: 38
Drafted by	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Career history
As player
2014–2016	Saskatchewan Roughriders
2017	Montreal Alouettes
Career highlights and awards
Awards	Marshall Bingeman Barrel Award
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Professional career

Saskatchewan Roughriders

After being drafted by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the 2013 CFL Draft Vonk was released following training camp and returned to the University of Waterloo to complete his college eligibility. He played wearing a cast as he had broken his hand in a scrimmage early in the season.^[3][4] He returned to the Roughriders in 2014 and made his professional debut on August 2, 2014. In three seasons with the Riders Vonk played in 27 games, starting 9.

Montreal Alouettes

On June 7, 2017, Vonk was traded to the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for defensive back Denzel Radford.^[5] In his first season in Montreal Vonk played in nine games, before tearing his ACL ending his season. Vonk was released by the Alouettes on April 17, 2018, as his knee was not ready for the upcoming season.^[6]