Adam Raine (gridiron football)
british-American football player (born 1999)
Adam Raine (born 26 February 1999) is a British-born gridiron football defensive lineman. He played college football at Yale. He has been a member of the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early life
Raine was born in Basingstoke, England. He began playing American football at the age of 16 with the Farnham Knights, a British American football club. Seeking to further his football career, he moved to the United States and attended the Berkshire School in Sheffield, Massachusetts, for a postgraduate year. At Berkshire, he played both offensive and defensive line positions and was named the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class B Lineman of the Year. He also earned All-NEPSAC Class B First Team honors and helped lead the team to a NEPSAC championship. He was a two-star rated recruit and would commit to play college football at Yale University over offers from Columbia, Dartmouth, Holy Cross and Maine.
College career
During Raine's true freshman season in 2018, he served as a backup defensive tackle and played in six games and recorded two tackles.
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