{"id":682679,"date":"2026-01-16T21:03:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:03:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/682679\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T21:03:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T21:03:13","slug":"ted-ginns-aviators-select-former-miami-dolphins-second-round-pick-in-ufl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/682679\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Ginn\u2019s Aviators select former Miami Dolphins second-round pick in UFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

I know there are more important things going on in the world \u2014 like the Miami Dolphins\u2019 search for the next head coach<\/a> or *looks around* EVERYTHING else \u2014 but when I saw this, I had no choice but to share it with my fellow Phinsider brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago<\/a>, we found out that former Dolphins first-round pick Ted Ginn Jr. (and his family) would be the head coach of the UFL\u2019s Columbus Aviators.<\/p>\n

Ginn was Miami\u2019s first-round pick (9th-overall) in the 2007 NFL draft. After playing only three seasons with Miami \u2014 and being widely considered a bust \u2014 Ginn went on to have productive years elsewhere, with his most notable season coming in 2015 with Quarterback Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. (Ginn had 44 receptions for 739 yards and 10 touchdowns)<\/p>\n

Now, he\u2019s the lead dawg in Columbus, despite his up-and-down NFL career. And ironically enough, he\u2019ll be coaching another Dolphins bust. A player who, as of the beginning of the 2025 NFL season, was still on Miami\u2019s roster.<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s not a testament to general manager Chris Grier, I really don\u2019t know what is.<\/p>\n

Smith appeared in 21 games over his three years with the Dolphins, playing 153 defensive snaps and 265 on special teams. In total, he recorded only 18 tackles.<\/p>\n

There were times when I thought Smith showed potential, and I didn\u2019t hate what I saw on the limited tape I watched in college, but mentally he just never seemed ready for the NFL. Now, he hopes to turn his career around and potentially make a name for himself in a league that hopes to provide fans with a healthy alternative during the offseason.<\/p>\n

If Smith balls out, there\u2019s a chance a team could take a chance on the 25-year-old former second-round pick. However, this doesn\u2019t appear to be a Noah Igbinoghene situation, and for whatever reason, this appears to be more of a last-chance situation for Smith.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on Cam Smith playing in the UFL? How do you feel about Ted Ginn being his head coach? Do you have a preferred candidate for the Miami Dolphins head coach search? Let us know in the comments section below!<\/p>\n

P.S Have a great Weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I know there are more important things going on in the world \u2014 like the Miami Dolphins\u2019 search…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682680,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2049],"tags":[217,7,216,251,2733,2087,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-682679","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-dolphins","8":"tag-dolphins","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-miami","11":"tag-miami-dolphins","12":"tag-miami-dolphins-news","13":"tag-miamidolphins","14":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115906806137208793","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}