Teo Redding (born December 8, 1994) is an American professional 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.

Teo Redding
No. 11 – Massachusetts Pirates
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-08) December 8, 1994 (age 30)
Warren, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school:Michigan Collegiate
College:Bowling Green
Undrafted:2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

College career

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Bowling Green

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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

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Bowling Green Falcons
Season Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD
2013 Bowling Green Redshirt  
2014 Bowling Green 7 0 5 59 11.8 0
2015 Bowling Green 14 1 13 222 17.1 3
2016 Bowling Green 12 8 31 423 13.6 3
2017 Bowling Green 11 10 45 624 13.9 8
Career 44 19 94 1,328 14.1 14

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
181 lb
(82 kg)
32+58 in
(0.83 m)
9+38 in
(0.24 m)
4.46 s 1.59 s 2.58 s 4.22 s 6.85 s 38+12 in
(0.98 m)
11 ft 0 in
(3.35 m)
10 reps
All values from Pro Day[4]

Detroit Lions

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Redding signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2018.[5] He was waived on August 31, 2018.[6]

Washington Redskins

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On September 11, 2018, Redding signed with the Washington Redskins' practice squad, but was waived on September 18.[7][8]

Green Bay Packers

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On November 20, 2018, Redding was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[9] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Packers on December 31, 2018.[10] He was released on August 31, 2019.[11]

New York Guardians

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Redding was signed by the New York Guardians of the XFL on December 23, 2019.[12] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[13]

Montreal Alouettes

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Redding signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on December 18, 2020.[14]

Massachusetts Pirates

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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.[15]

Houston Gamblers / Roughnecks

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

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.[23] He was released on March 10, 2024.[24]

Massachusetts Pirates (second stint)

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On March 15, 2024, Redding signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL).[25]

Career statistics

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Outdoor

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Regular season

Year League Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD
2020 XFL NY 5 1 8 102 12.7 0
2022 USFL HOU 7 6 17 249 14.6 1
2023 USFL HOU 10 10 13 156 12.0 0
Career 22 17 38 507 13.3 1

Indoor

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Regular season

Year League Team Games Receiving
GP Rec Yds Avg TD
2022 IFL MASS 1 3 17 5.6 0
2024 IFL MASS 19 61 729 11.9 15
Career 20 64 746 11.6 15

References

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  1. ^ "Bowling Green Athletics – Bowling Green State University". bgsufalcons.com. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Falcons rally for 37-29 win over RedHawks". bgsufalcons.com.
  3. ^ "MAC Announces 2017 Postseason Football Awards". getsomemaction.com.
  4. ^ "Teo Redding, Bowling Green, WR, 2018 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lions sign five 2018 NFL Draft picks and 16 undrafted rookie free agents". DetroitLions.com. May 11, 2018. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  6. ^ "Lions announce roster". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "Redskins Sign Brian Quick, Place Cam Sims on Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "Redskins Sign Breshad Perriman And Michael Floyd, Place Rob Kelley on Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Packers sign WR Teo Redding to practice squad". Packers.com. November 20, 2018. Archived from the original on November 21, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Packers.com. December 31, 2018.
  11. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 31, 2019.
  12. ^ @XFLGuardians (December 23, 2019). "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" (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  14. ^ "Roosevelt, Matte, Reid headline long list of Als extensions". CFL.ca. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  15. ^ "PIRATES WR TEO REDDING SELECTED BY HOUSTON IN USFL". masspiratesfootball. March 18, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  16. ^ "USFL Draft 2022: Supplemental Draft Pick-by-Pick Results". www.foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  17. ^ @USFLGamblers (April 16, 2022). "Roster Updates: Transferred to practice squad:" (Tweet). Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ @USFLGamblers (April 22, 2022). "Players remaining on inactive roster" (Tweet). Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ @USFLGamblers (April 30, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Twitter.
  20. ^ @USFLGamblers (May 8, 2022). "Today's inactives vs the Breakers" (Tweet). Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Twitter.
  21. ^ @USFLGamblers (May 14, 2022). "Roster Updates" (Tweet). Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ @USFLGamblers (December 23, 2023). "Free Agent Signings:" (Tweet). Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Twitter.
  23. ^ "United Football League Reveals Team Markets and Head Coaches for 2024 Season". www.xfl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  24. ^ "UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58". UFLBoard.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  25. ^ "Massachusetts Pirates Transactional Roundup". Massachusetts Pirates. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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