Myles White

Myles Howard White (born March 30, 1990) is a gridiron football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech. White was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also been a member of the New York Giants, New York Jets, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

Myles White
Free agent
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-30) March 30, 1990
Tacoma, Washington
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Adlai E. Stevenson
(Livonia, Michigan)
College:Louisiana Tech
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Receptions:16
Receiving yards:154
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at CFL.ca

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		 182 lb
(83 kg)		 4.42 s1.53 s2.55 s4.15 s6.90 s37.5 in
(0.95 m)		10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)		11 reps
All values are from Pro Day[1]

Green Bay Packers

On September 7, 2015, White was released by the Packers to make room for the signing of wide receiver James Jones.[2]

New York Giants

On September 9, 2015, White was signed by the New York Giants and was placed on the practice squad.[3] On October 7, 2015, he was promoted to the Giants' active roster.[4] On August 30, 2016, he was waived by the Giants.[5]

New York Jets

The New York Jets signed White to their practice squad on September 4, 2016.[6] On September 12, 2016, he was released from the Jets' practice squad.[7] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 29, 2016.[8] He was released by the Jets on October 26, 2016.[9] He was re-signed to the practice squad on November 1, 2016 but was released on November 8.[10]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On November 22, 2016 White was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad.[11]

New York Jets (second stint)

On January 11, 2017, White signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets.[12] He was waived on September 1, 2017.[13]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

White was signed to the practice roster of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on October 10th, 2017.[14] After spending the 2018 preseason with Winnipeg, White was released.

Toronto Argonauts

On June 30th, 2018, White joined the practice roster of the Toronto Argonauts,[15] where his twin brother cornerback Mitchell White played the previous season. The brothers did not have the chance to play during the 2018 season; Mitchell was lost early in the season with injury,[16] while Myles was not promoted to the active roster until week 12. Myles played in 7 games, catching 14 passes for 109 yards and one touchdown.


Statistics

Source: NFL.com

YearTeamGGSReceivingFumbles
RecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
Regular season
2013GB 709667.315000
2015NYG 12078812.628100
Total190161549.628100

References
  1. "Myles White - Louisiana Tech, WR : 2013 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. Packers cut Myles White to make room for James Jones www.nbcsports.com, Retrieved September 7, 2015
  3. Eisen, Michael (September 10, 2015). "Giants add WR Myles White to practice squad". Giants.com. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  4. Eisen, Michael (October 7, 2015). "Giants add WR Myles White to active roster, TE Daniel Fells to IR". Giants.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  5. Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2016). "Giants announce first round of roster cuts". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
  6. Lange, Randy (September 4, 2016). "Jets Sign 6 to Their Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  7. Allen, Eric (September 12, 2016). "Jets make 4 practice squad moves". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  8. Lange, Randy. "Jets Re-Sign WR/KR Jeremy Ross". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  9. Lange, Randy (October 26, 2016). "LB Cliett, C Friend Signed to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
  10. Greenberg, Ethan (November 1, 2016). "Jets Add T Davis & WR White to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on November 25, 2017.
  11. Smith, Scott (November 22, 2016). "Josh Allen, Javien Elliott Promoted". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
  12. Lange, Randy (January 11, 2017). "Jets Sign 3 More to Reserve/Future Deals". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  13. Lange, Randy (September 1, 2017). "Jets Release 10, Place 4 on Reserve Lists". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018.
  14. https://www.bluebombers.com/2017/10/10/bombers-add-receiver-myles-white/
  15. https://www.argonauts.ca/2018/06/30/argos-add-international-wr-myles-white/
  16. https://montrealgazette.com/sports/football/cfl/montreal-alouettes/inside-the-cfl-alouettes-mitchell-white-on-the-hit-that-ended-his-season-and-maybe-his-career
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