Ed Philioin was drafted by the Calgary Stampeders in the first round (11th overall) of the 1994 CFL College Draft from Ferris State. Philion took a detour down south to the NFL and played two seasons (1994-95) with the Buffalo Bills, dressing for 6 games before coming home to Canada. Calgary traded Philion to Montreal for a first round pick in the 1999 CFL draft, and Philion joined the Als in 1999. Philion would go on to play 8 seasons n Montreal from 1999 to 2006. He would win 4 East Division All-Stars (2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006) at defensive t ackle. Philion totalled 37 career quarterback sacks, 2 interceptions and 4 fumble recoveries. Philion made five t rips to the Grey Cup with the Als, winning once in 2002.
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| Year | Team | GP | T | ST | Total | TFL | Yds | KD | Sacks | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | MON | 17 | 36 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 43 |
| 2000 | MON | 11 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 54 |
| 2001 | MON | 12 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 2002 | MON | 15 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| 2003 | MON | 18 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 32 |
| 2004 | MON | 18 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2005 | MON | 18 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 43 |
| 2006 | MON | 18 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Year | Team | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | MON | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | MON | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
