Andy Fantuz Andrew " Andy " Fantuz , ( born December 18 , 1983 , in Chatham - Kent , Ontario ) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Hamilton Tiger - Cats of the Canadian Football League . He had been a member of the Saskatchewan Roughriders for six seasons after he was drafted by them in the first round of the 2006 CFL Draft . Fantuz was also signed by the Chicago Bears in 2011 . He played CIS football for the University of Western Ontario . Early years . Fantuz attended John McGregor Secondary School from 1997 to 2002 , where he played football and basketball . University career . Andy Fantuz attended the University of Western Ontario from 2002 to 2005 , where he established himself as one of the best receivers in Canadian Interuniversity Sport history . Fantuz was awarded the CIS Rookie of the year award in 2002 with 1300 receiving yards ( a single season record ) and nine touchdowns . Fantuz won the Hec Crighton Trophy as the top player in the CIS in 2005 , finishing with 44 catches for 825 yards to become only the fifth receiver to win the award and first since Calgary ' s Don Blair in 1995 . He finished his university career as the OUA and CIS leader with 189 receptions for 4 , 123 yards and 41 touchdown receptions . He was a four - time CIS all - Canadian and four - time OUA all - star while being named to the first team all - Canadian in 2002 , 2004 , and 2005 . On Jan 21 , 2006 , Fantuz represented Eastern Canada in the East - West Shrine Game which showcases the best college talent in the USA and with invitees from Canada . Professional career . Saskatchewan Roughriders . While many thought that he could go first overall in the 2006 CFL Draft , Andy Fantuz was chosen in the first round and third overall by the Saskatchewan Roughriders . After the draft , Fantuz tried out for the Detroit Lions in May 2006 , but was not offered a contract and , as such , signed a one year plus an option contract with Saskatchewan on May 20 , 2006 . Because he had signed the contract late , he missed a beginning portion of the 2006 training camp . Fantuz was integrated slowly into the Roughriders offence in 2006 , and caught his first pass against Toronto on July 22 , 2006 . He made his first start against the Hamilton Tiger - Cats in week 10 and started the last nine games of the season as well as two playoff games . He scored his first touchdown in a bizarre play against the BC Lions on Sept 24 , 2006 . Quarterback Kerry Joseph was rushing towards the endzone deep in BC territory when he was tackled from behind and fumbled the ball forward . Fantuz promptly jumped on the ball in the endzone , culminating in his first CFL touchdown , which counted as a rushing touchdown by CFL rules . Incidentally , the same game would go into overtime , with Fantuz catching his first touchdown reception and winning the game for the Roughriders , meaning that he got his first rushing and receiving touchdown in the same game . He had his first 100 - yard receiving game in week 20 against the Edmonton Eskimos . Fantuz finished the season with 30 catches for 408 yards , 3 receiving touchdowns , and 1 rushing touchdown . On Nov 30 , 2006 , Fantuz agreed to a two - year plus an option contract . The 2007 season was presumably a promising one for Fantuz as the media and coaching staff alike were expecting big things from the sophomore receiver . However , the sophomore slump took its toll on Fantuz as numerous dropped balls at critical junctures led to his demotion from the starting lineup in week 5 by head coach Kent Austin . After catching just 17 balls for 201 yards through the first eight games , Fantuz had a turnaround game against Winnipeg with four reception for 96 yards . He continued his strong play with a 7 catch - 142 yard performance against the Montreal Alouettes , filling in for Matt Dominguez who was injured in the Banjo Bowl . On October 14 , 2007 he had a blowout game with seven catches for 240 receiving yards and three touchdowns against the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . It was the third best receiving yardage game in team history and tied for the best touchdown performance by a Roughrider in a single game . As a result , he was named the Canadian Player of the Month for September . Fantuz finished the season just short of 1000 yards with 978 receiving yards and seven touchdowns . He was the Roughriders ' nomination for Most Outstanding Canadian . In three playoff games , Fantuz had 16 catches for 263 yards and two touchdowns , including four catches for 70 yards and one touchdown in the 95th Grey Cup . Because of his performance in the Grey Cup game , he was named the Grey Cup ' s Most Valuable Canadian after the Roughriders won their third championship . In 2008 , Andy Fantuz had an excellent start to the season with 24 catches for 328 yards and was on pace for his first 1000 yard season . However , in a game against Toronto , Fantuz suffered a broken fibula , the smaller , non - weight bearing bone in his left leg while being tackled in the fourth quarter of the July 27 , 2008 , 28 - 22 victory . He was placed on the nine - game injured list and did not return until week 18 versus the Edmonton Eskimos . In total , he played seven games and finished the regular season with 36 catches for 488 yards and three touchdowns . He also attempted one deep pass to Weston Dressler but was intercepted in a game versus Hamilton . Despite playing in only seven games , he led the offense with six defensive tackles . He had two catches for 39 yards in the Roughriders ' West - Semi Final loss to the BC Lions . Once again , Fantuz had a good start to the season , on pace for just under 1000 receiving yards , with 219 yards and one touchdown , but was injured in the week four match - up with the Edmonton Eskimos . He returned for the Banjo Bowl against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and caught two passes for 64 yards and a touchdown , which was thrown by fellow receiver , Jason Armstead , on a gadget play . He had an outstanding outing in the overtime game against the Calgary Stampeders , contributing 10 catches for a season - high 149 yards and a game - tying touchdown . He had another dominant game against the Stampeders in the final game of the season with 12 catches for 123 yards , which was the highest reception total by a Roughrider since Curtis Marsh had 13 in 2001 . Fantuz finished the season with a career high 67 receptions for 882 yards and three touchdowns and was tied with Chris Getzlaf for the team lead in two - point conversions with two . In the 2009 West Final , he had a game - high five receptions for 89 yards and one touchdown , which was part of the 27 - 17 win over the Stampeders that featured all Roughrider scoring by Canadian players . In the 2009 Grey Cup , Fantuz had a team - high five catches for 67 yards and a touchdown , which wound up being a 28 - 27 loss to the Montreal Alouettes . On Oct . 15 , 2009 , Fantuz stated that he had verbally agreed to a two - year contract extension with the Roughriders , but would examine his NFL options before Feb . 15 , 2009 . If he does not sign with an NFL team by then , he will sign a one - year plus an option contract with the Roughriders . On February 12 , 2010 , it was officially announced that Fantuz had re - signed with the Roughriders . Chicago Bears . On February 4 , 2011 , Fantuz signed a future contract with the Chicago Bears for the 2011 NFL season . He was waived on September 2 . In two preseason games with the Bears , Fantuz recorded two receptions for 19 yards . Return to Saskatchewan Roughriders . On September 7 , 2011 Fantuz rejoined the Saskatchewan Roughriders and played his first game of the season on September 11 making 2 catches for 47 yards . As a result of his time with the Chicago Bears and a lingering ankle injury Fantuz would finish the season with only 175 yards receiving on 13 catches . Hamilton Tiger - Cats . On February 17 , 2012 , Fantuz signed a four - year contract with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Fantuz Flakes . During the Summer of 2010 , as part of their " 100 years of The Roughriders " promotional campaign , Federated Co - op Ltd . released a breakfast cereal under the name " Fantuz Flakes " . The box featured an image of Fantuz on the front , and the cereal itself is similar to Oatmeal Crisp in texture and colour .