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Dec 07 2011

Football Player of the Week at YouWager: Roddy White

Posted by Angelina Merewether in Betting Advisor

Sharod Lamor White AKA Roddy White is a NFL wide receiver playing for the Atlanta Falcons. He was selected with the 27th pick overall in the 2005 NFL Draft out of UAB.

The now 31 year-old attended James Island Charter High School in James Island, South Carolina, and was a four-sport letterman and standout in football, baseball, soccer, and wrestling. In football, he was a two-time All-Low Country honoree, a two-time All-State honoree. In wrestling, he was a two-time state champion often pinning his opponent in a move that was coined the Shanaz. White attended University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), where he was a standout wide receiver. In 2004, White helped UAB to its first and to date, only bowl game. In the 2004 Sheraton Hawaii Bowl, White caught six passes for 113 yards and a touchdown in a 59-40 defeat of the Blazers by Hawaii.

The South Carolina native saw instantaneous action in his rookie campaign. He ranked fourth among all rookie receivers in 2005. Even with a high ankle sprain causing him to remain on the sidelines for much of the preseason, he recovered by Week 2 of the 2005 season and was put on the teams roster. In Week 4 of the 2005 season, against the Minnesota Vikings, White was inserted in the lineup as the No. 3 receiver. During the course of the game he racked up 64 yards on 5 catches. Nevertheless, during the rest of the NFL season, his performance was spotty at best. He made a fantastic leaping catch over three defenders on a trick play against the New Orleans Saints during Week 14 for a 54-yd touchdown, but dropped a touchdown catch the next week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, although he had a 108-yard receiving performance vs. Tampa Bay (11/20) which was the second-highest receiving total put up by a rookie wide receiver in 2005, only surpassed by Jaguars WR Matt Jones (117 yards vs. Baltimore).

In the Atlanta 2007 game against the New Orleans Saints, White showed his support for fellow Falcon Michael Vick by wearing a t-shirt that said Free Mike Vick and pulling up his jersey after scoring a touchdown. Earlier that day, Vick was sentenced to 23 months in jail on dogfighting charges. He was fined $10,000 by the league for his actions.

White became the first Falcon WR since 1999 to reach 1,000 single season receiving yards on December 23, 2007. He also finished tied for 8th among all NFL wide receivers in receiving yards in 2007 with 1,202 yards. White had 6 receiving touchdowns.

White led the 2010 Pro Bowl in catches with 8 for 84 yards. In the first game of the 2010 season, he had a career-high 13 receptions.

Through 16 NFL games in 2010 Roddy White leads the league in receptions with 115 and the NFC in receiving yards with 1,389. He also has 10 touchdowns for 2010.

White led the NFC Pro Bowl team with 69 yards. He has more yards (5,158) than any other receiver in the league since 2007.

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