Weston Dressler’s journey from Bismarck Excessive to UND to Saskatchewan Roughriders

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Weston Dressler not too long ago went into the Saskatchewan Roughriders Plaza of Honour.

“This man is so good we think about him Canadian!”

These have been the primary phrases spoken when Weston Dressler was launched to the gang on the Plaza of Honour ceremony. It goes to the most effective of the most effective in Roughriders historical past.

“I feel again and I feel going into the Plaza of Honour a few weeks in the past gave me an opportunity to sort of replicate on every part. Mirror on the entire expertise of being up there in my profession,” mentioned Dressler.

And what a profession it was. Weston spent 11-seasons within the CFL placing up very spectacular numbers. It looks as if the principles of the Canadian sport have been designed with Dressler in thoughts.

“There have been sure performs all through my profession that I knew a half second to a full second earlier than that ball was snapped precisely what the protection was doing, precisely what I used to be doing and I knew fairly nicely what the result was going to be or at the least what it ought to have been if we execute nicely,” mentioned Dressler.

The final word final result of a season within the CFL is the Gray Cup. The Roughriders gained it in 2013. Weston caught a landing in that sport. He hoisted the Cup in entrance of the followers, however you’ll by no means guess what he remembers in regards to the day after.

“I bear in mind waking up the following day and my calves have been extraordinarily sore as a result of I used to be operating and leaping round a lot after the sport. I feel I used to be extra bodily energetic after the sport than I used to be in the course of the sport itself,” mentioned Dressler.

The Saskatchewan followers related with Dressler immediately.

“As a participant in that neighborhood, you actually really feel like a star in a fish bowl kind of factor occurring,” mentioned Dressler.

“Snoop Dogg wore my jersey at a live performance in Saskatoon,” mentioned Dressler, from his Plaza of Honour speech.

Weston might have been standard, however he used it for good causes. For instance, potato chips.

“In the end, it was a type of issues the place they have been elevating cash for a kids’s hospital in that province in Saskatchewan and to be part of that and sort of undergo that course of and assist them increase some cash was one thing fairly cool to be part of,” mentioned Dressler.

Earlier than his professional soccer profession, Weston went to UND. All he did there was set 19-school information.

“Teammates that I performed with at UND, they have been a part of my wedding ceremony occasion. I at all times say soccer introduced me my best buddies, buddies that I’ll have all through my lifetime,” mentioned Dressler.

And earlier than UND, there was Bismarck Excessive. Dressler’s jersey has been retired by the Demons.

“I really felt like each one in all my coaches gave me one thing and Coach Gibson and Coach Colby have been two guys that gave me quite a bit,” mentioned Dressler.

Weston is working for Sanford again in Bismarck now, however he’ll eternally be related to Canada.

“They actually welcomed me in as sort of an honorary Canadian being as near the border as we’re in North Dakota right here and finally discovered my spouse up there, so we’ve obtained some US-Canadian children operating round now,” mentioned Dressler.

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