George White

From Boston College, George White joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2000. It was agreat rookie season for White as he had 105 defensive tackles and added 22 more on special teams. White was named to both the West and CFL All-Star teams and was also named the top rookie in the West and runner-up in the CFL. White had another big season in 2001, nearly matching his defensive tackle total with 104 with 24 special t eams tackles to earn a second West All-Star at linebacker.

White's numbers and play caught the attention of the NFL and White signed as afree agent with the Green Bay Packers for the 2002 season. After his release by the Packers, White returned to play 5 games with the Riders at the end of the season. White left the Riders as a free agent for the Calgary Stampeders. White put in three solid seasons with Calgary from 2003 to 2005 with his best season coming in 2003 when he set a new personal high with 116 defensive tackles to earn his third West All-Star at linebacker.White started the 2006 season with Calgary, but finished the seasons w ith the BC Lions.

White finished his career with 17 quarterback sacks, 6 interceptions and 6 fumble recoveries. Whtie returned two of those interceptions for touchdowns in 2004 and 2005.

 

 

GP, Tackles, Knockdowns and Sacks
Year Team GP T ST Total TFL Yds KD Sacks Yds
2000 SASK 18 105 22 127 2 4 1 3 15
2001 SASK 18 104 24 128 6 6 4 3 17
2002 SASK 5 3 7 10 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CAL 18 76 24 100 3 5 8 3 22
2004 CAL 18 87 12 99 9 22 2 5 36
2005 CAL 17 116 20 136 5 10 5 3 16
2006 BC 3 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0
2006 CAL 7 32 7 39 2 3 1 0 0

 

Interceptions and Fumble Returns
Year Team Int Yds Avg TDInt Long FR Yds Avg TD Long FF
2000 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 30 0 30 1
2001 SASK 2 8 4 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0
2002 SASK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
2004 CAL 2 97 48.5 1 84 1 0 0 0 0 0
2005 CAL 2 54 27 1 53 3 0 0 0 0 4
2006 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 CAL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

 

Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
2000 SASK 1 0 1
2001 SASK 1 1 0
2002 SASK 0 0 0
2003 CAL 0 0 0
2004 CAL 0 0 0
2005 CAL 0 0 0
2006 BC 0
0
2006 CAL 0 0 0

 

George White

George White