Rysen John

Rysen John

John with the Calgary Stampeders in 2023
No. 82 – Calgary Stampeders
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1997-12-20) December 20, 1997 (age 27) 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
New York Giants (2020–2021)* Chicago Bears (2022)* Calgary Stampeders (2023–present)
* 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).

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

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]

References

1. "Rysen John". athletics.sfu.ca. 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
2. 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.
3. "Rysen John Selected by Calgary in the CFL Draft". Simon Fraser Red Leafs. April 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.
9. Eisen, Michael (August 24, 2021). "Giants reach NFL's roster limit of 80 players". Giants.com.
10. "Giants Waive Four Ahead of Upcoming Rookie Minicamp | Sports Illustrated New York Giants News, Analysis and More". www.si.com. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
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.
13. "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