Frank Ginda
No. 5 – Michigan Panthers | |
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | San Jose, California, U.S. | May 26, 1997
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Pacheco (Los Banos, California) |
College: | San Jose State |
Undrafted: | 2018 |
Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Roster status: | Injured reserve |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Frank Ginda (born May 26, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Michigan Panthers of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at San Jose State.
Early years
Ginda attended Pacheco High School in Los Banos, California. Along with football, he also participated in basketball and track and field.[1] Ginda committed to play football at San Jose State University on October 14, 2014.[2]
College career
As a
In 2016, as a sophomore, Ginda played in 12 games, making 99 tackles and 11.5 tackles for loss, including five games with ten or more tackles. In addition, he had 6.5 sacks, two forced
As a junior in 2017, Ginda was the
Professional career
Arizona Cardinals
Ginda signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018.[6] He was waived on June 15, 2018, after coaching changes played a huge factor in his release.[7]
Miami Dolphins
On July 24, 2018, Ginda signed with the
San Diego Fleet
Ginda signed with the
New Orleans Saints
On May 3, 2019, Ginda signed with the
New York Guardians
In October 2019, Ginda was selected by the
Michigan Panthers (first stint)
Ginda was selected by the
In Ginda's second season with the Panthers, Ginda won USFL Defensive Player of the Year and was selected as an All-USFL linebacker. He completed his season with 115 tackles, three interceptions, two sacks, two forced fumbles, six pass breakups, and six tackles for loss. Ginda was also named defensive player of the week four times during the 10-game season. Ginda was also named team captain. He was released from his contract on August 12, 2023, to sign with an NFL team.[15]
Atlanta Falcons
On August 13, 2023, Ginda signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[16] He played in two of the three preseason games for the Falcons. In the two games, he finished with 12 total tackles; three in which were on special teams. In the preseason finale against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ginda led the team with 10 total tackles. He was waived on August 29, 2023.[17] Ginda re-signed with the Falcons practice squad on November 28, 2023.[18][19] He was released on December 22, 2023 and re-signed to the practice squad three days later on December 25, 2023.[20][21] He did not sign a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent upon the expiration of his practice squad contract.[22]
Michigan Panthers (second stint)
On February 14, 2024, Ginda re-signed with the Michigan Panthers.[23] He was placed on injured reserve on May 9, 2024.[24]
References
- ^ a b "Frank Ginda". SJSUSpartans.com. San Jose State University. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Pacheco linebacker Ginda commits to San Jose State". Merced Sun-Star. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Frank Ginda College Stats". sports-reference. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "San Jose State's Frank Ginda Declares For NFL Draft". Mountain West Wire. December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "San Jose State star makes decision on NFL Draft". The Mercury News. December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ Urban, Darren (April 30, 2018). "Cardinals Bring In 24 Undrafted Rookies". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
- ^ Alper, Josh (June 15, 2018). "Cardinals waive LB Frank Ginda". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 1, 2018.
- ^ Sklar, Debbie (October 14, 2018). "San Diego Fleet Signs Former San Diego State Standout Defensive End". Times of San Diego. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "USFL rosters 2022: Complete draft results, team-by-team picks for new football league".
- ^ @USFLPanthers (August 13, 2023). "Contract Terminated / Signing with NFL Team" (Tweet). Retrieved August 13, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Falcons sign USFL defensive player of the year Frank Ginda". nbcsports.com. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "Falcons announce initial 53-man roster for 2023". AtlantaFalcons.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ @USFLPanthers (November 29, 2023). "Contract Terminated (Signing with NFL Team)" (Tweet). Retrieved November 28, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Larsen, James (November 28, 2023). "Atlanta Falcons Sign USFL DPOY Frank Ginda To Practice Squad". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Falcons sign P Pat O'Donnell to practice squad, cut LB Frank Ginda". Falcons Wire. USA Today. December 22, 2023.
- ^ Urben, Matt. "Falcons sign LB Frank Ginda to the practice squad". Falcons Wire. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Waack, Terrin (January 10, 2024). "Falcons sign 16 players to reserve/future contracts in 2024". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ "UFL Player Transactions, Wednesday February 14, 2024". UFLBoard.com. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
External links
- San Jose State bio Archived December 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Media related to Frank Ginda at Wikimedia Commons