# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/chris-getzlaf
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:43:28.521Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/chris-getzlaf"
name: "Chris Getzlaf"
slug: "chris-getzlaf"
description: "Chris Getzlaf is a Canadian former professional football slotback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2007 to 2017. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 CFL draft, 33rd overall, by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and was later traded that season to the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was also a member of the Edmonton Eskimos. Prior to turning pro, Getzlaf played with the junior team Prairie Thunder and the collegiate team Regina Rams in his hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan."
tagline: "Canadian football player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ChrisGetzlafRiders2.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
birthDate: "1983-01-09"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           37.74
  momentum:             0
  historical:           1.543737333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     15
  profileCompleteness:  49
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/chrisgetzlaf"
    handle:    "chrisgetzlaf"
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Getzlaf"
    title: "Chris Getzlaf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5106646"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations