Chris Getzlaf Chris Getzlaf ( born January 9 , 1983 ) is a Canadian professional football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) . Early life . Born and raised in Regina , Saskatchewan , Getzlaf grew up playing ice hockey in addition to football with his younger brother , Ryan , an NHL All - Star for the Anaheim Ducks . Playing career . Getzlaf played with the junior Prairie Thunder and collegiate Regina Rams in his hometown before being drafted by the Hamilton Tiger - Cats in the fifth round , 33rd overall , in the 2007 CFL Draft . After dressing for the first two games of the season , he spent the rest of the season on two team ' s practice rosters , as he was then traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders with Corey Holmes in exchange for Jason Armstead on August 19 , 2007 . While he was on the practice roster during the Roughriders ' 2007 Grey Cup victory , he still shared in the win , meaning that both he and his brother , Ryan , ended up 2007 champions with their respective teams . Getzlaf started the 2008 season on the practice roster , but with a rash of injuries at the receiver position , he was pressed into action , making his Rider debut on Oct 3 , 2008 . In this game against the Calgary Stampeders , he recorded his first career CFL catch and touchdown , finishing the game with five catches for 47 yards and a touchdown . He dressed for the final five games of the season , finishing with 15 catches for 247 yards and two touchdowns . He also contributed one catch for 13 yards in the Roughriders ' loss to the BC Lions in the 2008 West Semi - Final . Heading into the 2009 season , Getzlaf looked to improve upon his strong play at the end of the previous season and spent the first four weeks as a backup receiver . After Andy Fantuz was injured in a week 4 game against Edmonton , Getzlaf started the Week 5 game against the Calgary Stampeders , contributing in a major way . He had a huge day with five receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns including the opening score of the game and a 65 - yard touchdown with 1 : 17 remaining in the game to give the Roughriders an improbable 24 - 23 comeback victory . It was the first 100 - yard receiving game of his career . Once Fantuz came back from injury in the Banjo Bowl , Getzlaf retained his starter ' s position , with Jason Clermont being relegated to a backup role ; hence , he started 14 games during the regular season . Getzlaf finished with a team - leading six touchdown receptions and was tied with Andy Fantuz for the team lead in two - point conversion s with two . Interestingly , out of his nine career touchdowns ( including post - season ) , six have come against the Stampeders . In the 2009 West Final , Getzlaf had three catches for 21 yards and a touchdown , which was part of the 27 - 17 win over the Stampeders that featured all Roughrider scoring by Canadian players . He had two catches for 15 yards in the 2009 Grey Cup , a 28 - 27 loss to the Montreal Alouettes . On Jan . 15 , 2010 , it was formally announced that Getzlaf had re - signed with the Roughriders , rather than becoming a free agent . On June 20 , 2012 , the Riders announced that Getzlaf has signed a contract extension .