Raine was waived by the Falcons on Monday, Scott Bair of the team's official site reports.
Raine re-upped with Atlanta on a reserve/future contract in January after spending most of 2022 sidelined with an undisclosed injury. The 25-year-old will now seek a new opportunity with another franchise.
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Falcons' John Raine: Extended reserve/future deal
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Raine signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on Monday.
Raine initially joined Atlanta in May 2021 as an undrafted free out of Northwestern, and he was extended a similar future/reserve contract at the end of the 2021 campaign. The 24-year-old spent much of the 2022 season unsigned after being waived from IR with an undisclosed injury in September. Raine then finished the season with the Falcons after he was signed to the practice squad Nov. 21. He'll now look to make his NFL debut in 2023.
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John Raine: Lands practice-squad deal
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The Falcons signed Raine (undisclosed) to the practice squad Monday.
Raine was previously waived from Atlanta's IR with an injury settlement in early September, and he has gone unsigned since. While the nature of his injury was never disclosed, the 24-year-old tight end appears to be healthy again after linking back up with the Falcons' practice squad. The Northwestern product should have a chance to make his NFL debut as a potential game-day elevation, as starting tight end Kyle Pitts (knee) also landed on injured reserve Monday.
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Falcons' John Raine: Shifts to injured reserve
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Raine (undisclosed) reverted to the Falcons' injured reserve list Wednesday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
Raine went unclaimed on waivers and will remain with the Falcons after being waived/injured Wednesday. Unless he reaches an injury settlement with Atlanta, he'll be unavailable during the 2022 season.
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John Raine: Let go with injury designation
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The Falcons waived Raine (undisclosed) with an injury designation Tuesday, Michael Rothstein of ESPN.com reports.
The nature and extent of Raine's injury remains unclear. However, if he clears waivers, he'll revert to Atlanta's injured reserve list, which -- barring an injury settlement -- would end his 2022 campaign. Raine appeared in all three of the Falcons' preseason games but failed to haul in his only target.
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Falcons' John Raine: Inks futures deal
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Raine was signed to a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on Monday, Scott Bair of the Falcons' official site reports.
Raine was signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern in 2021. He never appeared on the active roster this season.
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John Raine: Waived by Falcons
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Raine was waived by the Falcons on Tuesday,
Raine was buried on the Falcons' depth chart, rendering this move unsurprising. He joined the team in May after going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.
