Teo Redding
Current teamOrlando Pirates
Number9
PositionWide receiver
Birth dateDecember 8, 1994 (age 31)
Birth placeWarren, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft
Height in3
Weight lb190
High schoolMichigan Collegiate
CollegeBowling Green
Undraftedyear2018
Pastteams
StatusActive
Highlights

Teo Redding (born December 8, 1994) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Orlando Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He attended Michigan Collegiate High School. He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons[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

SeasonTeamGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgTD
2013Bowling GreenRedshirt
2014Bowling Green7055911.80
2015Bowling Green1411322217.13
2016Bowling Green1283142313.63
2017Bowling Green11104562413.98
Career4419941,32814.114

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 (first stint)

In 2022, Redding signed with the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (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 selected 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 Pirates again.[24] He re-signed with the team on December 10, 2025.[25]

Career statistics

Outdoor

Regular season

YearTeamLeagueGamesReceiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgTD
2020NYXFL51810212.70
2022HOUUSFL761724914.61
2023HOU10101315612.00
Career22173850713.31

Indoor

Through Week 5 of the 2026 season

YearTeamLeagueGamesReceivingRushingKick returns
GPRecYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTDAttYdsAvgTD
2022MASSIFL13175.60
2024MASS196172912.015100.00
2025MASS155263412.21512393.3122713.50
2026ORL52527811.14263.01
Career401411,65811.83014453.223279.00

References

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  2. ^ "Falcons rally for 37-29 win over RedHawks". bgsufalcons.com
  3. ^ "MAC Announces 2017 Postseason Football Awards". getsomemaction.com
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Lions announce roster". DetroitLions.com. August 31, 2018.
  6. ^ "Redskins Sign Brian Quick, Place Cam Sims on Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Redskins Sign Breshad Perriman And Michael Floyd, Place Rob Kelley on Injured Reserve". Redskins.com. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Packers sign 10 free agents". Packers.com. December 31, 2018.
  10. ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. August 31, 2019.
  11. ^ "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". No. 1209127446362181632. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Roosevelt, Matte, Reid headline long list of Als extensions". CFL.ca. December 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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  15. ^ "USFL Draft 2022: Supplemental Draft Pick-by-Pick Results". www.foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
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  22. ^ "United Football League Reveals Team Markets and Head Coaches for 2024 Season". www.xfl.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  23. ^ "UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58". UFLBoard.com. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  24. ^ "Massachusetts Pirates Transactional Roundup". Massachusetts Pirates. 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
  25. ^ Moninghoff, Mick (December 10, 2025). "Pirates Ink WR Teo Redding for 2026". Orlando Pirates. Retrieved January 18, 2026.