"I'm proud of my track career. I don't think all of us in that room can be who we are -- especially me." The Dolphins gave up on him after the 2009 season. "That's the biggest thing out of the whole deal, being able to stand there and a guy look at your face and say, 'Oh, man! "Just to see them guys [I used to compete against] still going in their field and me still going in my field helps me out a lot," Ginn said.That doesn't mean Ginn doesn't sometimes fantasize about the time he beat Bolt, who is 16 months younger, in the 4x100 relays. So, you know, man, I've done run against the best of the best.Ginn's explosive speed, however, was negated by a tendency to drop passes. He even showed up for a Tuesday interview wearing a navy blue track shirt with an American flag on the right sleeve. He was clocked at 10.2 seconds in the 100 meters as a college freshman.Ginn know he's not fast enough to compete in the Rio Olympics, at least in his current football shape. "My Nike deal would be great," Ginn said with a laugh when asked if he could have competed. "He was the anchor, and I was the second leg," Ginn said.
"I opened up and gave us that lead that he couldn't get back. Ted Ginn Jr. claims he beat Usain Bolt in a race in high school Zac Al-Khateeb 5/10/2020 ACT tests: For many students who tried to take them this weekend, it was a total fail
Ted has battled cancer for the last two years and did not coach last year, but he has returned to the sidelines this season. After three mediocre years in San Francisco, so did the 49ers.So yes, Ginn, 31, can't help but wonder if he could have been competing for a spot on the podium in Rio. "I've been running from light pole to light pole my whole life."Ted Ginn Jr. is confident that he's the fastest receiver in the NFL, and he's willing to put his money where his mouth is. That gives me goosebumps, because a lot of them guys are No. In his freshman season in 2004, Ted registered 25 receptions for 359 yards and 2 touchdowns. "But as far as training in the 110, 200 and 400, I'm kind of out of the picture right now. "Six months after playing in Super Bowl 50, Ginn can watch the Olympics without regrets that he gave up something special. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. recently set down a $10,000 sprint challenge and it appears to have been taken up by a high school track star. ""And I will be next year, too," Ginn said.A national champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a high school junior, Ginn initially was recruited to run track at Ohio State with the thought that he could qualify for the 2008 Olympics. Football-track connection: Panthers receiver Ted Ginn Jr. ran against Bolt in high school Changing the Game A to Z of summer stars Make Mondays better … He also coached the Glenville track team to five straight state championships. If I wasn't going on the route I am as far as football, then I'd have some regrets about track, but I don't. "Panthers WR Ted Ginn Jr. can't help but wonder how he might do in the Rio Olympics, saying he once beat Jamaica's Usain Bolt in a relay race. In addition, he has two other children, Tiffany Ginn and Jason Lucas from Akron, Ohio.
Ginn, 34, caught 17 passes for 209 yards and two touchdowns for the Saints in 2018.No one has taken Ginn up on his offer yet, according to the Saints wide receiver.Ginn ran a 4.37 40-yard dash before the draft in 2007 but said he's been clocked at 4.22 on the field at Penn State."I'm always down to do it," Ginn said. "Getting with that guy and him reaching down inside of me and bringing out the things I was good at," Ginn said, describing his work with Proehl. Ginn once beat Jason Richardson, who won the silver medal in the 110-meter hurdles during the 2012 Olympics in London. Ted Ginn Jr.'s calling card as a player has always been his speed. Ted Ginn Jr. may have spoken too, uh, fast. AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez Ginn gave up track to pursue a career in football at Ohio State. The longtime speedy NFL wide receiver, now with the Saints, issued a challenge last week. Initially recruited to run track, Ted Ginn Jr. switched to a career in football. Ted Ginn Jr. Beginning at Glenville HS, going to Ohio State Univ and finally to the National Football League, Ted has reached the pinnacle of athletic success. In 2007 the Cleveland Municipal School District created Ginn Academy in the Collinwood area, an all-boys school with Ted as headmaster.
"Just watching it on TV right now, I kind of get goosebumps on certain races ... like the 4x400, the 400, 200, 110.