Rysen John

Rysen John (born December 20, 1997) is an American football tight end for the New York Giants of the National Football League.[1]

Rysen John
No. 44 – New York Giants
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1997-12-20) December 20, 1997
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Vancouver College (Vancouver)
College:Simon Fraser
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Reserve/Future
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

John played college football as a wide receiver for Simon Fraser University;[2] located in British Columbia, the SFU football program competes in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference of NCAA Division II. In his senior college season, John was selected to play in the 2020 Hula Bowl.[3]

Professional career

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]

References
  1. "Rysen John - New York Football Giants | Giants.com". www.giants.com.
  2. "Rysen John". athletics.sfu.ca. 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Eisen, Michael (April 30, 2020). "Giants sign rookie free agents DE Dana Levine, TE Rysen John". Giants.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  5. Eisen, Michael (September 2, 2020). "Giants sign LS Carson Tinker, waive TE Rysen John". Giants.com. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  6. "Rysen John: Gets injury settlement". CBSSports.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  7. 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.
  8. Eisen, Michael (January 4, 2021). "Giants sign 2 free agents to renegotiated contracts; 13 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com.


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