Weston Dressler
Dressler with the Saskatchewan Roughriders
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| No. 7 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |||||||
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| Position: | Slotback | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 14, 1985 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Bismarck, North Dakota | ||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Bismarck (ND) | ||||||
| College: | North Dakota | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2008 | ||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com |
| Receiving Yards: | 6,851 |
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| Touchdowns: | 44 |
| Receptions: | 469 |
Weston Dressler (born June 14, 1985) is a professional Canadian football slotback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League in the 2014 preseason. He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as a street free agent in 2008.
Dressler tied the all-time number one record (CFL and NFL) for the most two point conversions caught in a single game by one player at two in a 31-24 loss to the Calgary Stampeders on October 3, 2014.
He played college football at the University of North Dakota.
Dressler was born in Bismarck, North Dakota to Rick and Val Dressler. 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 jersey (#2).
He has two brothers, Travis and Ryan. His younger brother, Ryan, played wide receiver at The University of North Dakota from 2006 to 2010.
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.
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.
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