It can be a bumpy and indirect road to the NFL all the way from Quebec, Canada, so it’s little surprise that Sidy Sow’s story of how he became a Patriots fourth-round pick is one that doesn’t follow the usual journey.
A native of Bromont, Quebec, Sow was a hockey player growing up who rooted for the Canadiens like most kids in the area. But at age 10, Sow picked up football and found it a better match for his mounting size, spending his early days in the game along the defensive line, while also picking up handball and Olympic Weightlifting during his time in high school. His high school career culminated with his participation in the 2016 International Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Texas, but Sow still wasn’t getting any attention from the big-time American colleges.
This sparked Sow and a few dozen teammates to board a bus and travel to various football camps and showcases around the United States with the hope of finding a scholarship. After an initial stop at Ohio State, Eastern Michigan head coach Chris Creighton was immediately intrigued with the big Canadian, asking him to attend his own team’s workout, but with designs on moving him from the defensive side of the ball to the offensive line.
“He had a teammate that we were at the time even more interested in,” recalled Creighton. “So they both came to our camp, and Sidy started working o-line for the first time at these camps. Our o-line coach just said, ‘Look, that guy can play o-line.’ And so I remember I came over during the one on ones and here was this just really powerful, good-sized dude that had really good feet. And I made the comment, because we were more interested in his teammate, I just said, ‘Man, I think that you’re an o-lineman,’ and so yeah, we offered him.”
“Honestly, my dream was always to play in the NCAA and followed by the NFL,” said Sow. “So once I got one opportunity to play in the NCAA, it was all about playing football. When they told me, ‘We want you to play offensive lineman,’ I said,…
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