Rysen John

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Rysen John
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John with the Calgary Stampeders in 2023
No. 82 – Calgary Stampeders
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-20) December 20, 1997 (age 26)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Vancouver College
College: Simon Fraser
CFL draft: 2020  / round: 3 / pick: 21
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
CFL status:National
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at 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).

Contents

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

John with the New York Giants in 2021 Rysen John (cropped).jpg
John with the New York Giants in 2021

John was selected 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]

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References

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  11. "Roster Moves: Bears add TE Rysen John, waive TE Jesper Horsted". chicagobears.com. May 11, 2022.
  12. @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.
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