Assuming nothing is "wrong" with the front wheel as it sounds like it's been a good while since it was off, maybe EBC just let a thicker pad than normal get away. You didn't say, but are both sides binding? Did you have the calipers squeezed in all the way before installing, and did the brakes bind before or after you hit either the front or rear brake? Remember the rear pedal operates the center piston on each of the front calipers also.
If by "squared" you mean "I put the OEM pads back on" then yeah. LOL