Teo Redding Explained

Teo Redding
Current Team:Massachusetts Pirates
Number:11
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:December 8, 1994
Birth Place:Warren, Michigan, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:176
High School:Michigan Collegiate
College:Bowling Green
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
  • Second-team All-MAC (2017)

Teo Redding (born December 8, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He attended Michigan Collegiate High School. He played college football at Bowling Green[1] and was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also been a member of the Washington Redskins, Green Bay Packers, New York Guardians, and Montreal Alouettes.

College career

Bowling Green

As a redshirt freshman for the Bowling Green Falcons football team in 2014, Redding caught five passes for 59 yards in limited action. In 2015, he played in all 14 games and earned his first collegiate start in the 2015 GoDaddy Bowl. On the season, he had 13 receptions for 222 yards and three touchdowns while the Falcons won the 2015 MAC Championship. As a redshirt senior in 2017, Redding caught a career high eight passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns against Miami (OH) in a 37-29 victory.[2] He finished his senior season with 45 receptions for 624 yards and led the Falcons with eight touchdowns, earning him Second-team All-MAC.[3]

College statistics

Bowling Green Falcons
SeasonTeamGamesReceiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD
Bowling GreenRedshirt
Bowling Green7 0 5 59 11.8 0
Bowling Green14 1 13 222 17.1 3
Bowling Green12 8 31 423 13.6 3
Bowling Green11 10 45 624 13.9 8
Career 44 19 94 1,328 14.1 14

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Redding signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018.[4] He was waived on August 31, 2018.[5]

Washington Redskins

On September 11, 2018, Redding signed with the Washington Redskins' practice squad, but was waived on September 18.[6] [7]

Green Bay Packers

On November 20, 2018, Redding was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on December 31, 2018.[9] He was released on August 31, 2019.[10]

New York Guardians

Redding was signed by the New York Guardians of the XFL on December 23, 2019.[11] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[12]

Montreal Alouettes

Redding signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on December 18, 2020.[13]

Massachusetts Pirates

In 2022, Redding signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the IFL. In a Week 1 game against the Frisco Fighters, Redding had three receptions for 17 yards. He was then selected for the USFL supplemental draft.[14]

Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks

On March 10, 2022, Redding was drafted by the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League in the 2022 USFL supplemental draft.[15] He was transferred to the team's practice squad before the start of the regular season on April 16, 2022,[16] and remained on the inactive roster on April 22.[17] He was transferred to the active roster on April 30.[18] He was ruled inactive for the team's game against the New Orleans Breakers on May 8, 2022,[19] and moved back to the active roster on May 14.[20] He was re-signed on December 23, 2023.[21]

Redding and all other Houston Gamblers players and coaches were all transferred to the Houston Roughnecks after it was announced that the Gamblers took on the identity of their XFL counterpart, the Roughnecks.[22] He was released on March 10, 2024.[23]

Massachusetts Pirates (second stint)

On March 15, 2024, Redding signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[24]

Career statistics

Outdoor

Regular season

YearLeagueTeamGamesReceiving
NY5 1 8 102 12.7 0
HOU7 6 17 249 14.6 1
HOU10 10 13 156 12.0 0
Career 22 17 38 507 13.3 1

Indoor

Regular season

YearLeagueTeamGamesReceiving
GP Rec Yds Avg TD
MASS1 3 17 5.6 0
MASS19 61 729 11.9 15
Career 20 64 746 11.6 15

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bowling Green Athletics – Bowling Green State University. bgsufalcons.com. May 24, 2018.
  2. Web site: Falcons rally for 37-29 win over RedHawks . bgsufalcons.com.
  3. Web site: MAC Announces 2017 Postseason Football Awards . getsomemaction.com.
  4. Web site: Lions sign five 2018 NFL Draft picks and 16 undrafted rookie free agents. https://web.archive.org/web/20180512122921/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/article-1/Lions-sign-five-2018-NFL-Draft-picks-and-16-undrafted-rookie-free-agents/28abebcf-ea93-412d-b84b-34531202d980. dead. May 12, 2018. DetroitLions.com. May 11, 2018. July 8, 2018.
  5. Web site: Lions announce roster. DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2018.
  6. Web site: Redskins Sign Brian Quick, Place Cam Sims on Injured Reserve . Redskins.com . September 12, 2018.
  7. Web site: Redskins Sign Breshad Perriman And Michael Floyd, Place Rob Kelley on Injured Reserve . Redskins.com . September 18, 2018.
  8. Web site: Packers sign WR Teo Redding to practice squad. Packers.com. November 20, 2018. November 21, 2018. November 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121054959/https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-wr-teo-redding-to-practice-squad. dead.
  9. Web site: Packers sign 10 free agents. Packers.com. December 31, 2018.
  10. Web site: Packers announce roster moves. August 31, 2019. Packers.com.
  11. XFLGuardians . The New York Guardians have new additions to the roster: WR: Taivon Jacobs, Teo Redding, Dalton Ponchillia OL: Brant Weiss (T), Jordan Agasiva (G) DL: Charles Wright (End) DEF: Connor Strachan (LB), Tre Mathis (CB) #OnDuty #ForTheLoveOfFootball . 1209127446362181632 . December 23, 2019 . December 24, 2019.
  12. News: Condotta, Bob . XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue . SeattleTimes.com . April 10, 2020 . July 17, 2020.
  13. News: Roosevelt, Matte, Reid headline long list of Als extensions . CFL.ca . December 18, 2020 . December 18, 2020.
  14. News: PIRATES WR TEO REDDING SELECTED BY HOUSTON IN USFL . masspiratesfootball . March 18, 2022 . February 2, 2024.
  15. Web site: USFL Draft 2022: Supplemental Draft Pick-by-Pick Results . March 10, 2022 . Fox Media LLC . www.foxsports.com . March 11, 2022.
  16. USFLGamblers . Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad: . 1515214868391108609 . April 16, 2022 . April 16, 2022.
  17. USFLGamblers . Players remaining on inactive roster . 1517411595734839296 . April 22, 2022 . April 23, 2022.
  18. USFLGamblers . Roster Updates . 1520310311357583361 . April 30, 2022 . April 30, 2022.
  19. USFLGamblers . Today's inactives vs the Breakers . 1523361747628744705 . May 8, 2022 . May 9, 2022.
  20. USFLGamblers . Roster Updates . 1525586693100904448 . May 14, 2022 . May 16, 2022.
  21. 1738690379828887997 . USFLGamblers . Free Agent Signings: . December 23, 2023 . December 23, 2023.
  22. Web site: United Football League Reveals Team Markets and Head Coaches for 2024 Season . 2024-01-01 . www.xfl.com . en.
  23. News: UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58 . UFLBoard.com . March 10, 2024 . March 10, 2024.
  24. Web site: 2024-03-15 . Massachusetts Pirates Transactional Roundup . 2024-03-24 . Massachusetts Pirates . en.