Panthers reach deal with Ginn
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Seeking a boost to their return game, the Carolina Panthers agreed to terms on a contract with wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. on Friday.
The Charlotte Observer reported the deal to be for one year.
Ginn owns six return touchdowns (3 kickoffs, 3 punts) over six NFL seasons and finished third in the NFC with a 10.3 average taking back punts while with San Francisco last year. The former first-round pick is also one of only 12 players in league history to return a kickoff and a punt for a score in the same game, doing so with the 49ers in 2011.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}For his career, Ginn has averaged 11.0 yards on punt returns and 23.2 yards on kickoffs. The Panthers finished just 22nd in the NFL in kickoff return average a season ago.
As a receiver, Ginn has recorded 161 career catches for 2,048 yards and six touchdowns, with a high of 56 receptions totaling 790 yards for the Miami Dolphins in 2008. The 27-year-old was utilized almost exclusively on special teams with the 49ers last season, however.