1. Christopher Rainey was born on March 2,1988 and is an American former professional football running back and kick returner who played in the National Football League and Canadian Football League.
20 Facts About Chris Rainey
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Chris Rainey played college football for the University of Florida, and was a member of Florida's BCS National Championship team in 2009.
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Chris Rainey played for the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL and the Montreal Alouettes, BC Lions and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
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Chris Rainey attended Lakeland High School, where he became a standout running back for the Lakeland Dreadnaughts high school football team.
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Chris Rainey accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2007 to 2011.
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Chris Rainey was a member of the Gators' 2008 team that won the 2008 SEC Championship Game and the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.
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Chris Rainey debuted for the Steelers against the Denver Broncos on September 9,2012 and scored his first NFL touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals on October 21,2012.
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Chris Rainey signed with the Indianapolis Colts on November 20,2013.
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Chris Rainey signed with the Arizona Cardinals practice squad on September 9,2014.
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Chris Rainey was released by the team on September 18,2014.
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Chris Rainey signed with the Montreal Alouettes practice roster on September 28,2014.
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Chris Rainey was promoted to the active roster on October 20,2014.
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Chris Rainey played in 5 games for the Alouettes during the 2014 season, receiving 22 touches on offense and 15 as a return specialist.
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Chris Rainey signed with the BC Lions on August 28,2015.
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In week 4 against his former team, the BC Lions, Chris Rainey returned a punt for a touchdown, but stepped out of bounds as time expired following a missed field goal, awarding BC a rouge, breaking a tie game and awarding BC the win.
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Chris Rainey passed 10,000 career return yards during the season, and was named Toronto's Most Outstanding Special Teams Player.
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Chris Rainey was appreciative of the nomination, but stated that teammate Frank Beltre who led the league in special teams tackles was more deserving.
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On February 11,2020, it was announced that Chris Rainey had signed a one-year contract to return to the Lions.
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However, the 2020 CFL season was cancelled, so Chris Rainey signed again with the Lions on February 9,2021.
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Chris Rainey was not offered a contract by the Lions and became a free agent on February 8,2022.