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Ted Ginn Jr. holds news conference to announce retirement from NFL

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Posted at 1:47 PM, Jul 16, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-16 17:39:33-04

CLEVELAND — Cleveland native and 14-year NFL veteran Ted Ginn Jr. held a press conference regarding a "major announcement" on Friday afternoon. The former Glenville High School and Ohio State standout held the news conference at 5:15 p.m. in Glenville to announce his retirement from the NFL.

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Ginn was drafted with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft and has spent the last 14 years playing in the league, splitting his time between the Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals and Chicago Bears.

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