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Theodore "Ted" Ginn, Jr. (born April 12, 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Dolphins ninth overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ohio State.
Although Ginn wore No. 11 in the team's initial minicamp, it was announced he would wear No. 19 during the regular season to honor his father, who wore the number in high school.[8]
Against the Cleveland Browns in Week 6, Ginn had a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown called back because of a holding penalty on fellow receiver Derek Hagan. It would have been the first touchdown of his career. Ginn eventually reached the end zone for the first time in Week 8 against the New York Giants on a 21-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Cleo Lemon.
Two weeks later against the Buffalo Bills on November 11, Ginn had yet another kickoff return for a touchdown called back due to penalty. Greg Camarillo's holding penalty on the return kept the game tied at 10 instead of giving Miami a 17-10 lead in the fourth quarter.
In the second quarter of a November 18 game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Ginn returned a Saverio Rocca punt 87 yards for a touchdown. It was Ginn's first career touchdown return and tied for the longest punt return in franchise history. Ginn, who had never had more than three receptions or 37 receiving yards in any game prior, also set career highs with four receptions for 52 yards against the Eagles. For his performance, Ginn beat out four other candidates for the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week. He received 40 percent of the fan votes.