White started all 44 games played at Howard University and led the team each season in tackles, becoming the school's all-time leader with 500, to go along with 22 sacks and six interceptions. As a junior, he was named the Black College Defensive Player of the Year. He was twice named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was a three-time All-MEAC selection. Following the 2002 season, White played in the East–West Shrine Game, the only Division I-AA player to participate that year. While at Howard University, White became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
After being undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft, White signed with the Seattle Seahawks on May 1, 2003. After spending two seasons with the Seahawks, in which he saw mostly special teams work, he was waived on September 3, 2005.
Jacksonville Jaguarsedit
White was immediately claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played in 15 games, again mostly on special teams. On December 28, before the season finale, he was placed on the injured reserve list with an ankle injury. The Jaguars did not offer him a contract for the next season, making him a free agent.
Green Bay Packersedit
White signed with the Green Bay Packers on March 17, 2006. On March 16, 2008, White re-signed with the Packers to a two-year contract after visits with the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers. The contract was worth $1.8 million and the deal included a $250,000 signing bonus.
White became an unrestricted free agent after the 2007 season but was re-signed by the Packers on March 25, 2008. He was released by the Packers on October 7 after practice squadlinebackerDanny Lansanah was promoted to the active roster.
Philadelphia Eaglesedit
On October 14, 2008, the Philadelphia Eagles signed White to a two-year contract. He was primarily used as a special-teams player. He re-signed with the Eagles on July 31, 2010 to a one-year contract.[2]
New England Patriotsedit
On September 4, 2010, the Eagles traded White to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed late round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Playing in 16 games, all as a reserve, White finished second on the team with 18 special teams tackles.[3]
At the end of the 2011 season, White and the Patriots appeared in Super Bowl XLVI. He started in the game, but the Patriots lost to the New York Giants by a score of 21–17.[4]
After his time with the Patriots, White did not sign with another NFL team and eventually retired from professional football.[5]
Referencesedit
^. NFL. Archived from the original on May 1, 2003.
^Wulf, Bo (July 31, 2010). "White Rejoins Team, Arrington Passes Physical". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
^Reiss, Mike (January 5, 2011). "Slater leads way on special teams". ESPNBoston.com. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
^"Super Bowl XLVI - New York Giants vs. New England Patriots - February 5th, 2012". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
^"Former Patriots linebacker joins Fort D's coaching staff". WCIV. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
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Tracy Donnel White born April 14 1981 is a former American football linebacker He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2003 He played college football at Howard Tracy WhiteWhite during 2011 NFL seasonNo 59 54 58Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1981 04 14 April 14 1981 age 43 Charleston South Carolina U S Height 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 234 lb 106 kg Career informationHigh school Timberland St Stephen South Carolina College HowardUndrafted 2003Career historySeattle Seahawks 2003 2004 Jacksonville Jaguars 2005 Green Bay Packers 2006 2008 Philadelphia Eagles 2008 2009 New England Patriots 2010 2012 Career highlights and awards3 All MEAC 2000 2002 2 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year 2001 2002 Career NFL statisticsTotal tackles 187Sacks 1 0Fumble recoveries 3Interceptions 1Defensive touchdowns 1Player stats at NFL com White has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 3 1 Seattle Seahawks 3 2 Jacksonville Jaguars 3 3 Green Bay Packers 3 4 Philadelphia Eagles 3 5 New England Patriots 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editWhite was born in Charleston South Carolina He attended Timberland High School in St Stephen South Carolina and played linebacker and kicker on his high school football team He also participated in wrestling and track and field College career editWhite started all 44 games played at Howard University and led the team each season in tackles becoming the school s all time leader with 500 to go along with 22 sacks and six interceptions As a junior he was named the Black College Defensive Player of the Year He was twice named Mid Eastern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was a three time All MEAC selection Following the 2002 season White played in the East West Shrine Game the only Division I AA player to participate that year While at Howard University White became a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity Professional career editPre draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40 yard dash Vertical jump 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 228 lb 103 kg 32 in 0 81 m 9 7 8 in 0 25 m 4 54 s 31 in 0 79 m Measurables were taken at Pro Day 1 Seattle Seahawks edit After being undrafted in the 2003 NFL Draft White signed with the Seattle Seahawks on May 1 2003 After spending two seasons with the Seahawks in which he saw mostly special teams work he was waived on September 3 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars edit White was immediately claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars He played in 15 games again mostly on special teams On December 28 before the season finale he was placed on the injured reserve list with an ankle injury The Jaguars did not offer him a contract for the next season making him a free agent Green Bay Packers edit White signed with the Green Bay Packers on March 17 2006 On March 16 2008 White re signed with the Packers to a two year contract after visits with the Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers The contract was worth 1 8 million and the deal included a 250 000 signing bonus White became an unrestricted free agent after the 2007 season but was re signed by the Packers on March 25 2008 He was released by the Packers on October 7 after practice squad linebacker Danny Lansanah was promoted to the active roster Philadelphia Eagles edit On October 14 2008 the Philadelphia Eagles signed White to a two year contract He was primarily used as a special teams player He re signed with the Eagles on July 31 2010 to a one year contract 2 New England Patriots edit On September 4 2010 the Eagles traded White to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed late round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft Playing in 16 games all as a reserve White finished second on the team with 18 special teams tackles 3 At the end of the 2011 season White and the Patriots appeared in Super Bowl XLVI He started in the game but the Patriots lost to the New York Giants by a score of 21 17 4 After his time with the Patriots White did not sign with another NFL team and eventually retired from professional football 5 References edit Tracy White prospect profile NFL Archived from the original on May 1 2003 Wulf Bo July 31 2010 White Rejoins Team Arrington Passes Physical philadelphiaeagles com Retrieved July 31 2010 Reiss Mike January 5 2011 Slater leads way on special teams ESPNBoston com Retrieved January 5 2011 Super Bowl XLVI New York Giants vs New England Patriots February 5th 2012 Pro Football Reference com Retrieved December 6 2017 Former Patriots linebacker joins Fort D s coaching staff WCIV Retrieved December 8 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tracy White New England Patriots bio Green Bay Packers bio at the Wayback Machine archived January 26 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tracy White amp oldid 1219432893, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
