Examining Chris Rainey’s NFL Future Following Release from Colts

July 29, 2014   ·   Chris Roling   ·   Jump to comments

For the second time in his two-year NFL tenure, Chris Rainey is out of a job thanks to off-field issues.
Rainey, 26, was a fifth-round pick by Pittsburgh in the 2012 NFL draft but lasted just one season with the team before being released after an offseason arrest. On Monday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported he was shown the door in Indianapolis for off-field concerns:
Normally it is not outlandish to see a team cut ties with players who reside deep on the depth chart at this time of year, but the circumstances around this transaction in particular, well, flat-out stink.
"It's an in-house deal," coach Chuck Pagano told the Indy Star's Stephen Holder. "That's all I'll say about that."
Red flag No. 1: Days before, Holder noted the coach had nothing but praise for the running back he shares a lengthy history with, dating back to collegiate days:
Red flag No. 2: The running back corps in Indianapolis is very much in shambles. To put it nicely, last year's nu...

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