Blair White(born February 20, 1987) is a formerAmerican footballwide receiverwho played in theNational Football League(NFL). After playingcollege footballfor theMichigan State Spartans,he was signed by theIndianapolis Coltsas anundrafted free agentin 2010. He played for the Colts for two seasons from 2010 to 2011.
 White with the Colts in 2010 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | February 20, 1987 Saginaw, Michigan,U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Nouvel Catholic (MI) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
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Early life
editWhite attendedNouvel Catholic Central High Schoolin Saginaw, Michigan. As a senior, he had 63 receptions for 800 yards and 10touchdowns.He also was two-year starter atguardon thebasketballteam and playedbaseballas apitcherandfirst baseman.
College career
editWhite joined the Spartans as awalk-onin 2005.[1]After seeing limited time as a freshman and sophomore, he started five of 13 games as a junior. He finished the season with a team leading 43 receptions for 659 yards and a touchdown. He was a second-teamAll-Big Tenselection byPhil Steele.As a senior, he started all 13 games and had 70 receptions for 990 yards and nine touchdowns. He was named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and second-team by the media.
White finished his college career with 18 starts in 40 games, 116 receptions for 1674 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also earned First-teamAcademic All-Americahonors and Academic All-Big Ten Honors all four years of his college career.
Professional career
editRookie season
editWhite was signed as an undrafted free agent by theIndianapolis Coltson April 24, 2010.[2]After spending the first couple of weeks on the Coltspractice squad,he was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2010 after an injury toPierre Garçon.[3]He scored his first NFL touchdown in his NFL debut on a pass from Colts quarterbackPeyton Manningagainst theDenver Broncoson September 26, 2010.[4] White finished the 2010 season with 36 receptions for 355 yards and five touchdowns.
2011 season
editIn 2011 Blair played in 7 games but was severely limited by back injuries. He recorded no receptions, returning 7 punts for 22 yards. He was waived following the2011 seasonon April 13, 2012.
He opted to leave the NFL at 25.
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2010 | IND | 13 | 4 | 36 | 355 | 9.9 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | IND | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 20 | 4 | 36 | 355 | 9.9 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Postseason
edit| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2010 | IND | 1 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Post-football
editHe gave up on forcing his NFL career while not being at 100%. He has had three back surgeries and still experiences some pain. “Sometimes I see the receivers get hit, and I don’t miss that part of it. I do miss the catches. I miss the touchdowns. But I don’t miss the hits.”[5]
He enrolled in dental schoolUniversity of Detroit-Mercy,something he had planned for before football.[5]
References
edit- ^"Blair White: From Walk-On To Star Receiver".Archived fromthe originalon February 11, 2017.RetrievedDecember 10,2010.
- ^"Nouvel Catholic Central's Blair White signs with Indianapolis Colts after going unpicked in NFL draft".mlive.April 25, 2010.
- ^"Colts sign WR White off practice squad".
- ^"Blair White catches TD pass from Peyton Manning in first NFL game for Indianapolis Colts".mlive.September 27, 2010.
- ^ab"Blair White adjusts to dental school life without NFL, Indianapolis Colts".mlive.September 24, 2012.