American football player (born 1994)
American football player
Teo Redding (born December 8, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL). 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
Professional career
Detroit Lions
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
On September 11, 2018, Redding signed with the Washington Redskins' practice squad, but was waived on September 18.[7][8]
Green Bay Packers
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
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
Redding signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL on December 18, 2020.[14]
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. [15]
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.[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]
