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Chris Rainey, the 2012 fifth-round draft pick who showed promise as a rookie with the Steelers but was sent packing after the latest in a long line of off-field issues, has passed through the NFL’s waiver wire unclaimed. All 31 other teams could have picked up Rainey today after the Steelers put him on waivers…
The Pittsburgh Steelers officially severed ties on Monday with one of their 2012 draft picks as running back Chris Rainey was officially waived, according to Bob Labriola on Twitter. The Steelers announced back on January 10 that the Florida product would be waived following his simple battery arrest earlier that day down in Gainesville, Florida….
The Pittsburgh Steelers believed that they had struck gold in the 2012 NFL draft when they selected running-back/wide-receiver/special teams returner Chris Rainey out of Florida late on. After a disappointing initial season as a professional however, Rainey compounded his poor displays on the field with a major one off of it. The Steelers decided t……
Steelers running back Chris Rainey was arrested this morning in Gainesville, Fla., on charges of slapping his girlfriend in the face during an argument over a cell phone. According to Matt Watts of the Miami Herald, Rainey was charged with one misdemenaor count of simple battery (dating violence). Rainey remains in custody awaiting his first………
The Steelers didn’t take long to react after running back Chris Rainey was arrested this morning and accused of slapping his girlfriend. Just hours after the arrest, the Steelers announced that they waived Rainey. And the team made no secret of the fact that the arrest is what cost him his job. “Chris Rainey’s actions…
The girlfriend of former (eventually) Steelers running back Chris Rainey says that Rainey didn’t assault her, and that the charges against him should be dropped. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Rainey’s lawyer read an email from the woman during a Friday bond hearing. Rainey’s girlfriend claims that witnesses who saw R… Source: ProFootballTalk » Pittsburgh…
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Developments came out on Friday night in the Chris Rainey scandal, as now it appears the woman in question who was allegedly slapped by Rainey says she was never hit. According to Gainesville attorney Huntley Johnson, they are requesting that the case be…
The Steelers waived running back Chris Rainey following his arrest for a domestic battery incident this morning in Gainesville, Fla.“Chris Rainey’s actions this morning were extremely disappointing…… Source: Pittsburgh Steelers : News
*** Discuss this article and more at our Pittsburgh Steelers forum *** Chris Rainey, the 2012 fifth-round draft pick who was sent packing by the Steelers after he was arrested on Thursday and accused of slapping his girlfriend, had two previously unreported run-ins with the law during his rookie season in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…
Steelers player Christopher Rainey was arrested Thursday morning in Gainsville, Fla.