Boerigter began his professional career in the
Canadian Football League in
2000 with the
Calgary Stampeders. Boerigter joined the
Kansas City Chiefs of the
National Football League in
2002, where he enjoyed a successful NFL
rookie season, catching 20 passes for 420 yards (a 21.0 average that led the NFL among those with 15 or more catches) with eight touchdowns. He also holds the record, along with twelve other receivers, for the
longest pass caught in the NFL, 99 yards, from Kansas City
quarterback Trent Green, in a December 22, 2002 game against the
San Diego Chargers. Boerigter was signed by the
Green Bay Packers in the
2006 offseason, but was released prior to the start of the season. He immediately signed a
free agent contract with the
Indianapolis Colts but was once again released prior to the start of the
2006 NFL season. Following his release from the Colts, Boerigter signed a contract and returned to his former CFL team, the
Calgary Stampeders on November 20, 2006. Boerigter began the Stampeders
2007 season as a back-up
slotback and
wide receiver, before eventually making the Stamps'
starting lineup. Boerigter was released by the
Calgary Stampeders on August 26, 2007. Following his release by the Stampeders, Boerigter was quickly signed by the
Toronto Argonauts, who outbid the competing
BC Lions for Boerigter's services. Toronto released him following the 2007 season and he was not signed as a free agent in 2008. Boerigter was inducted into the Hastings College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008. ==Post-football career==