Ted Ginn

NFL CAREER – Blessed with a combination of speed and elusiveness, Ted Ginn Jr. enters his 13th NFL season, his third with the Black and Gold. Originally the ninth overall selection in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, Ginn is one of only 10 players in NFL history to register two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the same game and the versatile threat has also developed into a playmaker on offense. He has appeared in 166 regular season contests and started 71 games for Miami (2007-09), San Francisco (2010-12), Arizona (2014), Carolina (2013, 2015-16) and New Orleans (2017-), posting career totals of 379 receptions for 5,281 yards (13.9 avg.) with 31 touchdowns and has rushed 65 times for 468 yards with two touchdowns. On special teams, Ginn has returned 257 punts for 2,600 yards (10.1 avg.) with four touchdowns and brought back 306 kickoffs for 6,899 yards (22.5 avg.) with three touchdowns.

NFL CAREER – Blessed with a combination of speed and elusiveness, Ted Ginn Jr. enters his 13th NFL season, his third with the Black and Gold. Originally the ninth overall selection in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, Ginn is one of only 10 players in NFL history to register two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the same game and the versatile threat has also developed into a playmaker on offense. He has appeared in 166 regular season contests and started 71 games for Miami (2007-09), San Francisco (2010-12), Arizona (2014), Carolina (2013, 2015-16) and New Orleans (2017-), posting career totals of 379 receptions for 5,281 yards (13.9 avg.) with 31 touchdowns and has rushed 65 times for 468 yards with two touchdowns. On special teams, Ginn has returned 257 punts for 2,600 yards (10.1 avg.) with four touchdowns and brought back 306 kickoffs for 6,899 yards (22.5 avg.) with three touchdowns.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Activated by the New Orleans Saints from Injured Reserve, 12/22/18; Placed by Saints on Injured Reserve, 10/16/18; Agreed to terms with the Saints on a three-year contract (UFA-CAR), 3/10/17; Signed by the Carolina Panthers to a two-year contract, 3/9/15; Released by the Arizona Cardinals, 2/23/15; Signed by Arizona to a three-year contract (UFA-CAR), 3/14/14; Signed by Carolina to a one-year contract (UFA-SF), 3/22/13; Re-signed by the San Francisco 49ers to a one-year contract, 3/23/12; Acquired by San Francisco from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a fifth-round draft choice, 4/16/10; Signed by Miami to a five-year contract, 7/27/10; Selected in the first round (ninth overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft by Miami.

HONORS- 2014: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week One); 2011: NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 11); 2009: AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (November), AFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Week Eight); 2007: Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week (Week 11).

2018 – Played in five games with three starts recording 17 receptions for 209 yards (12.3 avg.). Started both postseason games, tallying a total of six catches for 102 yards…Carried the ball once for five yards and hauled in five passes for 68 yards and a touchdown vs. Cleveland on Sept. 16…Was placed on IR from Oct. 8 and returned to action vs. Pittsburgh on Dec 23, posting five receptions for 74 yards…Opened both postseason games and finished with six receptions for 102 yards…In NFC Championship vs. L.A. Rams, caught a fourth quarter 43-yard pass to set up a field goal. 2017 – Appeared in 15 regular season games with 11 starts recording 53 receptions for 787 yards (14.8 avg.) and four touchdowns. Started both playoff contests and finished with 12 receptions for 187 yards, an 80-yard touchdown reception and an 11-yard rush…In his Saints debut in the opener at Minnesota, Sept. 11, caught four passes for 53 yards, carried once for five yards and returned a punt…In return to Carolina, Sept. 24, where he played for three seasons, caught two passes for 44 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown grab, his first as a Saint, carried once for 15 yards and returned a punt 15 yards…Vs. Detroit, Oct. 15, Caught four passes for 66 yards with a touchdown, rushed once for three yards, brought back two punts for six yards and returned two kickoffs for 26 yards…At Green Bay, Oct. 22, he caught game-high and team-high seven receptions for 141 yards, including grabs for 40- and 47 yards, also returning a punt for seven yards…Vs. Chicago, Oct. 29, he had four receptions for 66 yards, including a 53-yard reception and returned three punts for 22 yards…Vs. Tampa Bay, Nov. 5, posted four receptions for 59 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown grab…Vs. Washington, Nov. 19, finished with six receptions for 87 yards…At L.A. Rams, Nov. 26, he recorded a team-high seven receptions for 71 yards and returning a missed field goal 32 yards…Vs. Atlanta, Dec. 24, Ginn rushed two times for 14 yards and caught four passes for team-high 76 yards, including a second quarter 54-yard TD. Recovered an onside kick in fourth quarter…In NFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Carolina, 1/7/18, started in a three-WR set and caught four passes for a postseason career-high 115 yards, including a postseason career-long 80-yard touchdown grab…In NFC Divisional Playoff at Minnesota, 1/14/18, rushed once for 11 yards and had a game-high and a postseason career-high eight receptions for 72 yards. 2016 – Appeared in 16 games with eight starts recording 54 receptions for 752 yards (13.9 avg.) and four touchdowns. All four of his receiving touchdowns were all at least 30 yards or more. Ginn recorded a touchdown of at least 40 yards or more in three consecutive games from weeks 11 to 13. Also rushed 14 times for 98 yards, returned 29 punts for 202 yards and brought back 18 kickoffs for 391 yards (21.7 avg.) for 1,443 total yards from scrimmage…Vs. New Orleans, Nov. 17, he caught three balls for 46 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown…Recorded four receptions for 115 yards including a career-long 88-yard TD, which ranks as the third longest in Panthers history and was the third longest reception in the NFL in 2016 at Oakland, Nov. 27…At Seattle, Dec. 4, Ginn hauled in five receptions for 80 yards including a 55-yard TD…Ginn, who has an 87-yard punt return TD and three kickoff-return touchdowns of at least 100 yards in his career, is the fourth player in NFL history to have a receiving touchdown, punt-return touchdown and kickoff-return touchdown of at least 85 yards each in his career. 2015 – Played in 15 games with 13 starts in return to Carolina and led the Panthers with a career high ten touchdown catches and became the first Panthers wideout with double-digit TDs since Steve Smith (12-2005). Second on the team with 44 receptions and 739 receiving yards. Had the first three multiple touchdown reception games of his career. Finished with a 16.8-yards receiving average, eighth in the NFL, leading an offensive unit that averaged 12.9 yards per reception, the third highest mark in the league. Helped Panthers set team records with an NFL-leading 500 points and 59 touchdowns and gain a team-record 357 first downs. Contributed to an offense that averaged a 31:44 time of possession. Ranked second in the NFC and fifth in the league with a 10.3-yard punt return average on 27 returns with a long of 37. In three postseason contests, recorded six receptions for 126 yards, carried two times for 33 yards with a 22-yard touchdown and also returned six punts for 40 yards with a long of 19…Vs. New Orleans, Sept. 27, posted four receptions for 93 yards, including a 55-yard grab…At Tampa Bay, Oct. 4, recorded his first career game with multiple touchdown catches with a second quarter six-yard TD and a 12-yard third quarter scoring grab…Vs. Washington, Nov. 22, hauled in a two-yard touchdown after a successful Carolina challenge of an incomplete pass…At New Orleans, Dec. 6, recorded second multi-touchdown game of season and career on a 13-yard scoring grab in third quarter and a deep 45-yard TD in fourth quarter to reclaim the lead late in contest…At Atlanta, Dec. 27, led team with 120 yards on two receptions, both touchdowns, including a 74-yard TD…In NFC Championship Game vs. Arizona, 1/24/16, recorded a 22-yard rushing TD. 2014 – Appeared in 16 games for Arizona posting 14 catches for 190 yards. Returned a punt 71 yards for a game-winning TD at N.Y. Giants, Sept. 14. Led the team with a 19.0-yard kickoff return average on 22 returns for 417 yards. Ranked fourth in the NFC and seventh in the NFL in 2014 with a 10.7-yard punt return average on 25 returns for 277 yards and a touchdown. 2013 – Played in all 16 games with two starts for the Carolina Panthers, posting 36 receptions for 556 yards and five touchdown grabs...Ranked fourth in the NFC and sixth in the National Football League with a team-record 12.2-yard punt return average. Returned 26 punts for 316 yards…Posted three receptions for 71 yards, including a 47-yard TD grab vs. N.Y. Giants, Sept. 22...Finished with five receptions for 80 yards at Tampa Bay, Oct. 24…Posted one 25-yard TD grab vs. New England, Nov. 18…Recorded his first career 100-yard receiving game in the playoffs with 104 yards on four catches in NFC divisional round vs. San Francisco, 1/12/14. 2012 – Appeared in 13 games, primarily as a punt returner for Super Bowl finalist San Francisco. Ranked third in the NFC with a 10.2-yard punt return average as a member of the conference champion 49ers. In postseason, returned three punts for 52 yards with a playoff career-long of 32 yards in Super Bowl XLVII vs. Baltimore, 2/3/13. 2011 – Played in 14 games with three starts posting 19 catches for 220 yards. Returned a punt 55 yards and a kickoff 102 yards for touchdowns in the same game vs. Seattle, Sept. 11…The first player in 49ers history to return a kickoff and punt for a touchdown in same game. Ginn's 268 return yards were the most in a single game in 49ers history…Ranked third in the NFL in kickoff return avg. (27.6). Finished third in conference and fourth in league with a 12.3-yard punt return avg. 2010 – In 13 games for the San Francisco 49ers, posted 12 receptions for 163 yards and a touchdown…Returned a punt 78 yards for a TD vs. Rams, Dec. 26…Ranked second in the NFC and third in the NFL in 2010 with a 13.4-yard punt return avg. 2009 – Appeared in all 16 games in his final season in Miami, making 12 starts posting 39 receptions for 454 yards and a touchdown…Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns against the N.Y. Jets, Nov. 1 to tie an NFL record…Tallied a career-high 11 receptions for 108 yards vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 21…Later named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month (November) after having returned 21 kickoffs for 646 yds. (31.7 avg.) and two TDs in the five-game span. 2008 – Played in 16 games with 14 starts and posted 56 receptions for 790 yards and two TDs. Led Dolphins with career-highs in receptions and receiving yards…Had career day vs. Buffalo, Oct. 26, as he led Miami with seven catches for 175 yards, including a 64-yard grab…Had season-high 154 kickoff return yards vs. New England, Nov. 23. 2007 – Appeared in 16 games as a rookie, starting nine and recorded 34 catches for 420 yards and two touchdowns. Also had an 87-yard punt return for a TD. Reception and receiving yardage totals were the most by a Dolphins rookie wideout since 2001, when Chris Chambers caught 48 passes for 883 yards…Returned 24 punts for a 9.6-yd. avg., ranked fourth in the AFC and sixth in the NFL, fielding 63 kickoffs for a 22.7-yd. avg…Set team rookie mark with 2,086 all-purpose yards…Second in Miami franchise history with 1,433 kickoff return yards, trailing only Brock Marion (1,524 yds. in 1999).

COLLEGE – Played in 37 games with 31 starts at Ohio State from 2004-06 and totaled 135 receptions for 1,943 yards and 15 touchdowns. Rushed for 213 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries. Returned 64 punts for 900 yards with six touchdowns and 38 kickoffs for 1,012 yards with two touchdowns. Tied an NCAA record with eight career touchdowns on returns...Earned second-team All-American and All-Big 10 honors as a junior in 2006...Became first player in school history to score a touchdown on a pass, run, punt return and kickoff return in the same season as a sophomore in 2005...Set conference and school records with four punt returns for touchdowns as a freshman in 2004…Majored in human development and family science.

PERSONAL – Attended Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) HS, where he played for his father, Ted Ginn Sr...At defensive back, was the USA Today Defensive Player of the Year as well as a Parade All-American as a senior (2003)…Also played quarterback, wide receiver, running back and return specialist…Played in the U.S. Army All-America game following his senior season and was named the game's Most Valuable Player after he returned a punt for a touchdown…A high school national champion in the 110-meter high hurdles, as a junior in 2002, and recorded the best time in nation as a senior in 2003, when he won the state title for the second consecutive year…Also clocked a personal best 10.5 seconds in the 100-meter dash…Father also coached Saints teammates, defensive back Justin Hardee and cornerback Marshon Lattimore at Glenville…In the summer of 2018, hosted his first annual "Light It Up" youth football camp at Beachwood (Ohio) High School…Teamed up with Hardee and Lattimore, who were both coached by his father in high school to provide local children with a holiday shopping spree…Born Theodore Ginn Jr. April 12, 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio