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| WR SHAUN BODIFORD #19 |
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| 5' 11" • 194 lbs. • Portland State |
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Exp: 3rd NFL Season, 3rd Packers Season
Age: 26
Acquired: Waiver 2006 (Det)
Current Status: Active Roster
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- Name is pronounced BAH-dee-ford
- Comes into camp with a chance to earn a spot as the return specialist and reserve WR
- Played on special teams and saw limited offensive snaps in 2006, before an injury cut short his rookie season
- Caught at least one pass in every game during his Portland State career (22 games), finishing as an All-Big Sky first-team selection in 2005
- Played in 2002 at Butte (Calif.) Junior College with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers; the duo connected on 15 passes for 150 yards and one touchdown
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- Quick and shifty second-year player enters wide-open competition for a roster spot as a return specialist and reserve wide receiver
- Showed his explosiveness in the return game in 2006, nearly breaking through the coverage unit on his first punt return vs. Arizona
- A fearless competitor, his toughness is an asset to the special teams unit
- Having started the 2006 season in Detroit, earned a spot as one of just two rookie free agents on the Lions' opening day roster
- Saw action in three contests while inactive for three others, making his NFL debut at St. Louis (Oct. 1)
- Claimed on waivers by Green Bay on Oct. 23, saw most of his action on special teams before a shin injury abprutly ended his season
- A versatile athlete, he lined up at three different positions (wide receiver, defensive back and kick returner) in junior college
- Born into difficult circumstances, he ultimately found himself homeless at the beginning of his high school career
- Bounced between the homes of friends, relatives and teammates for four years while struggling to stay academically eligible at Federal Way HS
- A soccer player growing up, did not play football until his third year of high school when assistant coaches were finally able to convince him to come out for the team
- Assistant coach Leon Hatch petitioned school and high school sports governing bodies to allow Bodiford a fifth year of high school eligibility because of his personal situation, eventually taking the youngster into his household
- Blossomed in that fifth year of football and received a scholarship to Portland State
- Honored his committment to Portland State after spending two years in junior college despite interest from Pac-10 schools
- A junior college teammate of Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers
- Originally signed with Detroit on May 4, 2006, as a non-drafted free agent
- Reserve wide receiver and return man played in six games, three each with Detroit and Green Bay, before being placed on injured reserve Nov. 15 (shin)
- Claimed on waivers from the Lions Oct. 23, was inactive for three of his six games in Detroit
- Did not catch a pass with either team, but returned five kickoffs for 81 yards (16.2 avg.) and six punts for 25 yards (4.2 avg.) - all with Green Bay
- Also made four special teams tackles, two with each club
- Made his NFL debut at St. Louis (Oct. 1)
- Recorded two special teams tackles at Minnesota (Oct. 8) and saw action vs. Buffalo (10/15)
- In his Packers debut vs. Arizona (Oct. 29), played on special teams and wide receiver
- With Charles Woodson briefly out of the contest due to a knee injury, took his first career punt return 16 yards
- Named by Mike McCarthy as the No. 1 punt returner heading into Week 9
- At Buffalo (Nov. 5), returned five punts for 9 yards and had 62 yards on four kickoff returns
- Also made two special teams tackles
- Ran back the opening kickoff at Minnesota (Nov. 12) but suffered a shin injury on the play and was placed on injured reserve three days later (Nov. 15)
- Finished his career at Portland State after beginning at Butte (Calif.) Junior College
- Started all 22 games in his Portland State career
- Finished his career with 91 catches for 1,132 yards and 10 touchdowns
- Rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns on 19 career attempts
- A return specialist for the Vikings, he recorded 48 kickoff returns for 1,091 yards
- Registered at least one reception in all 22 games as a Viking
- Earned first-team All-Big Sky honors as a senior in 2005
- Caught 51 passes for 545 yards and five touchdowns in 2005
- Also had 13 rushes for 77 yards and one touchdown
- Returned 30 kickoffs for 724 yards; the 24.1-yard average set a new Portland State record
- Played his first two years at Butte (Calif.) Junior College, including 2002 with current Green Bay teammate Rodgers, after originally signing with Portland State in 2001
- A three-way player, lined up at wide receiver, kick returner and defensive back
- Playing with Rodgers, he caught 15 passes for 150 yards and one touchdown in 2002
- Also intercepted a pass on defense
- Caught a school-record 56 passes for 694 yards and eight touchdowns in his final season
- All-conference selection in 2003
- Majored in communications at Portland State
- Given name Shaun Bodiford
- Name is pronounced BAH-dee-ford
- Born in Seattle, Wash.
- Single
- A two-sport letterman at Federal Way (Wash.) High School
- Rushed for 970 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior
- Also recorded 65 tackles, 10 pass breakups and five interceptions on defense
- Earned all-league honors as both a running back and cornerback
- Played on travel soccer teams until midway through his high school career and lists Arsenal as his favorite pro team
- Returned to Portland State this past offseason to finish his studies and earned a B.A. in communication studies; became the first person in his family to graduate from college
- Would like to pursue a career in broadcasting once his playing days are over
- Residence: Seattle, Wash.
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| Receiving | Rushing |
| Year |
GP |
GS |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TD |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TD |
| 2006 Detroit |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006 Green Bay |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| '06 totals |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kickoff Returns | Punt Returns |
| Year |
No |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TD |
No |
FC |
Yds |
Avg |
Lg |
TD |
| 2006 Green Bay |
5 |
81 |
16.2 |
22 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
25 |
4.2 |
16 |
0 |
Additional statistics: Special teams tackles - 2 in 2006 with Detroit; 2 in 2006 with Green Bay; NFL total: 4.
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
Kickoff Returns
Returns: 4, at Buf. (11/5/06)
Yards: 62, at Buf. (11/5/06)
Long: 22, at Buf. (11/5/06)
Punt Returns
Returns: 5, at Buf. (11/5/06)
Yards: 16, vs. Ari. (10/29/06)
Long: 16, vs. Ari. (10/29/06)
NFL debut: at St. Louis, 10/1/06, with Detroit
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
2006 Signed by Detroit Lions as non-drafted free agent, May 4...Waived by Lions, Oct. 21...Claimed on waivers by Green Bay Packers, Oct. 23...Placed on injured reserve (shin), Nov. 15.
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2008 |
| ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats |
| Game Date |
Opp | Receiving | Kick Returns | Punt Returns |
| No | Yds | Avg | TD | No | Yds | Avg | TD | No | Yds | Avg | TD |
| Sep 10, 2006 |
SEA | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2006 |
@CHI | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2006 |
GB | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 1, 2006 |
@STL | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 8, 2006 |
@MIN | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 15, 2006 |
BUF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2006 |
ARI | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 |
| Nov 5, 2006 |
@BUF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 2006 |
@MIN | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2006 Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2007 |
MIA | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2007 |
@PHI | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2007 |
@MIN | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 7, 2007 |
CHI | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 2007 |
WAS | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oct 29, 2007 |
@DEN | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nov 4, 2007 |
@KC | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2007 |
MIN | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nov 18, 2007 |
CAR | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nov 22, 2007 |
@DET | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nov 29, 2007 |
@DAL | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dec 9, 2007 |
OAK | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dec 16, 2007 |
@STL | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dec 23, 2007 |
@CHI | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 2007 |
DET | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2007 Totals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Packers Totals | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 7 | 122 | 17.4 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 |
| Statistics provided by Elias Sports Bureau |
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