Weston Dressler Weston Dressler ( born June 14 , 1985 ) is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League . He was signed by the Roughriders as a street free agent in 2008 . He played college football for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux . Early years . Dressler was born in Bismarck , North Dakota to Rick and Val Dressler . Dressler says he started playing football in the second grade when he practiced with his older brother ' s midget football team . He attended Bismarck High School . At Bismarck he was a three time all - state and all - conference selection and in 2003 was named North Dakota Gatorade High School Player of the Year . On March 23 , 2009 , his Bismarck high school retired his number two jersey . College career . As a senior he caught 75 passes for 1 , 274 receiving yards while being named to the North Central Conference ' s all - star team for the fourth season in a row . After four seasons at the University of North Dakota , Dressler set 19 school records . Professional career . Saskatchewan Roughriders . Dressler went undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft and signed as a street free agent with the Saskatchewan Roughriders on May 13 , 2008 . After the Roughriders named their final cuts , Dressler was one of five rookies to make the final team . After two games with the Roughriders he led the league with 13 punt returns for 185 yards . However his receiving yards had been accidentally omitted by the CFL ' s statistical package . On July 14 , Dressler suffered a hamstring injury that forced him out of the lineup . Towards the end of the season , Dressler was being considered as the leading candidate for the CFL West ' s nomination for rookie of the year . As of October 18 , Dressler had 46 catches for 928 yards with five touchdowns including six 100 + yard games . On November 5 , it became official and Dressler was nominated for rookie of the year . Dressler later won the award over Hamilton ' s Prechae Rodriguez . Dressler finished the season with a team - leading 1 , 123 yards receiving ( 11th overall ) and 2 , 219 combined yards ( 3rd overall ) . At the end of the 2008 season , he was voted the most popular player by the fans . Ensuring that there would be no sophomore slump , Weston Dressler had the most receiving yards in a game in his young career catching seven passes for 154 yards against the BC Lions in the home opener . Because of his value as a receiver , the Roughrider coaching staff pulled him from the kick return game and only used him in critical situations on special teams . Ken Miller , the Saskatchewan head coach , and Paul LaPolice , the offensive coordinator , used many different formations in order to get Dressler the ball , from the slot back position , to wideout , to handoffs . On August 21 , 2009 , against the Montreal Alouettes , Dressler caught eight passes for 179 yards , his most yards gained in a single game to date . On Oct . 10 , 2009 , Dressler ' s season would come to a close as he sustained a sprained right ankle and fractured right fibula in the closing minutes of a win over the Toronto Argonauts , halting his receiving yardage total under 1000 yards . Personal . He has two brothers , Travis and Ryan . His younger brother , Ryan , played wide receiver at The University of North Dakota from 2006 - 2010 .