Rysen John
![]() John with the Calgary Stampeders in 2023 | |
No. 82 – Calgary Stampeders | |
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Position: | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Born: | (1997-12-20) December 20, 1997 (age 26) Vancouver, British Columbia |
Height: | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Vancouver College (Vancouver) |
College: | Simon Fraser |
CFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 3 / Pick: 21 |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Active |
CFL status: | National |
Player stats at PFR · CFL.ca | |
Rysen John (born December 20, 1997) is a Canadian professional football wide receiver for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
John played college football as a wide receiver for the Simon Fraser Clan from 2016 to 2019.[1] In his senior college season, John was selected to play in the 2020 Hula Bowl.[2]
Professional career
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Rysen_John_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Rysen_John_%28cropped%29.jpg)
John was drafted in the third round, 21st overall, by the Calgary Stampeders in the 2020 CFL Draft and was not drafted in the 2020 NFL Draft.[3]
New York Giants
John was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 30, 2020.[4] He was waived/injured on September 2, 2020,[5] and reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. He was waived with an injury settlement on September 6, 2020.[6] He signed to the team's practice squad on October 27, 2020.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on August 24, 2021.[9] He was waived on May 10, 2022.[10]
Chicago Bears
On May 11, 2022, the Chicago Bears claimed John off the waivers.[11] He was released on August 16, 2022.[12]
Calgary Stampeders
On February 20, 2023, it was announced that John had signed with the Calgary Stampeders.[13]
References
- ^ "Rysen John". athletics.sfu.ca. 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Tsumura, Howard (January 23, 2020). "The rise of Rysen John: NFL scouts reaching out as Simon Fraser Clan receiver heads to Hawaii and suits up in Sunday's Hula Bowl". varsityletters.ca. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Rysen John Selected by Calgary in the CFL Draft". Simon Fraser Red Leafs. April 30, 2020.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (April 30, 2020). "Giants sign rookie free agents DE Dana Levine, TE Rysen John". Giants.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2020). "Giants sign LS Carson Tinker, waive TE Rysen John". Giants.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "Rysen John: Gets injury settlement". CBSSports.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (October 27, 2020). "Giants sign WR Corey Coleman to practice squad; LB Trent Harris promoted to active roster". Giants.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (January 4, 2021). "Giants sign 2 free agents to renegotiated contracts; 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 24, 2021). "Giants reach NFL's roster limit of 80 players". Giants.com.
- ^ "Giants Waive Four Ahead of Upcoming Rookie Minicamp | Sports Illustrated New York Giants News, Analysis and More". www.si.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Roster Moves: Bears add TE Rysen John, waive TE Jesper Horsted". chicagobears.com. May 11, 2022.
- ^ @BearsPR (August 16, 2022). "#Bears roster moves: We have waived TE Rysen John and LB Noah Dawkins and signed OL Corey Dublin and DB Jon Alexander" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Stamps sign 2020 CFL Draft pick Rysen John". Canadian Football League. February 20, 2023.
External links
- Calgary Stampeders bio
Media related to Rysen John at Wikimedia Commons
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