GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey is waiting for a second chance.
Or maybe it’s a third one.
Rainey, a fifth-round draft pick in 2012, was arrested in January and charged with one count of simple battery. The incident cost him his job with the Steelers, who waived the rookie a few hours after the news broke.
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