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“Seeing my brother get drafted a few years ago re-lit the spark in me for football,” said Chris Judge, who switched from linebacker to defensive end for his final two seasons at Cal-Poly.

“After talking to him about it this last season, it felt to me like it was the last chance to really go at it. If I was going to take it seriously, I had to give it 100 per cent this year or let it go completely.”

O’Day said the Riders’ interest in Chris extended beyond the family ties.

“We do focus on our special teams and we’re hoping that he was what he was a few years back,” O’Day said.

Chris Judge doesn’t feel that 28 is too old to start a professional career.

“There have been people much older than myself that have put up impressive numbers,” he said. “I’m a natural-born athlete and I just really want it. I want to let my play on the field do my talking because I have a thing or two to show those young bucks.”

Chris and Cameron were born in Canada — Chris in Victoria and Cameron in Montreal. They both moved with their mother (Margaret) to Thousand Oaks, Calif., where they starred at Oaks Christian High School.

Their father, Christopher, is an actor who is best known for playing Teal’c on the science-fiction TV series Stargate SG-1 and as the voice of Kratos for the God of War video game.

Chris followed in the footsteps of his father — who was a standout defensive back with the Oregon Ducks — in football and acting.

Chris Judge had a stint at Air Force before transferring to Cal-Poly. He spent three seasons with the Mustangs, redshirting for the 2013 season while dealing with a hip injury.