Chris Rainey Christopher Arthur Rainey ( born March 2 , 1988 ) is an American football running back who last played for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Florida , and was a member of Florida ' s BCS National Championship team in 2009 . The Steelers selected him in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft . He is currently a free agent . Early years . Rainey was born in Lakeland , Florida , the son of a single mother , and was raised , in part , by his grandmother . He attended Lakeland High School , where he became a standout running back for the Lakeland Dreadnaughts high school football team . During his high school years , he lived with the family of twin brothers Maurkice Pouncey and Mike Pouncey , and all three were standout members of the Dreadnaughts football team . As a senior in 2006 , he led his team with 2 , 478 yards rushing for thirty - two touchdowns — including fifteen touchdown runs of fifty yards or more — and helped lead the Lakeland Dreadnaughts to their third consecutive Florida Class 5A state championship and second straight " USA Today " national championship . Following his senior season , he was a U . S . Army high school All - American and an all - state selection by the Florida Sports Writers Association , and finished his prep career with more than 7 , 000 all - purpose yards and ninety touchdowns . Rainey and the Pouncey brothers all committed to play college football for the University of Florida . All three would later be drafted by NFL teams . Rainey is the younger brother of former XFL and NFL running back Rod Smart . College career . Rainey accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he played for coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp ' s Florida Gators football teams from 2007 to 2011 . After injuring his shoulder as a true freshman in 2007 , he was redshirted . He was a member of the Gators ' 2008 team that won the 2008 SEC Championship Game and the 2009 BCS National Championship Game . During his career as a Gator , he played in fifty - two games , compiled 2 , 464 yards and thirteen touchdowns on 396 rushing attempts , 795 yards and six touchdowns on sixty - nine receptions , and 454 return yards on eighteen kickoffs . On special teams , he holds the team career record for blocked kicks ( 4 ) . Following his senior season in 2011 , his fellow Gators recognized him as the team ' s most valuable player . Track and field . As as freshman , he was also ran the 100 - meter dash for the Florida Gators men ' s track and field team , and received All - American honors as a member of the Gators ' third - place 4x100 - meter relay team at the 2008 NCAA national outdoor track and field championships . Rainey did not participate in track as a sophomore . As a junior in 2010 , the Florida Gators men ' s 4x100 - meter relay team , including Rainey , Jeremy Hall , Terrell Wilks and Jeff Demps , won the NCAA championship in the event with a winning time of 39 . 04 seconds . The quartet received All - American honors for their first - place finish . Professional career . The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Rainey in the fifth round , 159th overall pick , of the 2012 NFL Draft , and the team announced he had signed a four - year contract on May 6 , 2012 . He debuted for the Steelers against the Denver Broncos on September 9 , 2012 and scored his first NFL touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals October 21 , 2012 . After being arrested on a battery charge in Florida , the Steelers waived Rainey on January 10 , 2013 . Personal . Rainey was arrested January 10 , 2013 and charged with one count of simple battery against his girlfriend by the Gainesville police . Soon after the arrest , Rainey was waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers . Soon after the Steelers released him , the charges were dropped . Rainey ' s older brother is former XFL and NFL running back and kick returner Rod Smart .