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Dressler wasn’t on the market long after being released by the Riders. He signed with the Blue Bombers on Jan. 26, 2016, and recently agreed to a one-year contract extension.

He has contractual ties to the Blue Bombers, but has pondered remaining in Regina when he retires from football.

“We’re going to see what opportunities are out there for work when I’m done with football,’’ Dressler said. “We’ll also see what’s best for the both of us and our family at that time.’’

Dressler had a sample of what the future might hold during the 2017 season when injuries limited him to 10 games. He remained connected to the team by working with the receivers while rehabbing his injuries.

“It’s not set in stone that I want to be a coach or I need to be a coach, but it’s definitely something that I would look at,’’ he said. “Just as a veteran player who has been around a while, it’s part of the job to help the younger guys learn the game. That’s especially true with the younger American players coming into the game who don’t know the rules yet.”

Dressler remembers some of the Roughriders stepping up for him when he first joined the CFL in 2008. The team featured veteran receivers like Andy Fantuz, Matt Dominguez and D.J. Flick, who helped Dressler with the ins and outs of the professional game.

However, it was Canadian Rob Bagg who had the biggest impact on Dressler’s development.

“We just became friends immediately,’’ said Dressler, who was named the CFL’s most outstanding rookie in 2008. “As a Canadian, I felt comfortable asking him all of those dumb questions and he answered them all. I remember watching games in the pre-season with him and Rob just talking about the game. I was able to get all of that information constantly from him.’’