James White
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James Calvin White (born February 3, 1992) is an American football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
He played football at Wisconsin and was drafted by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
He scored three touchdowns in Super Bowl LI, including the game-winning score in overtime.
With 14 and 20 points, including the first points ever scored in overtime in a Super Bowl, the Patriots use White predominantly as their third-down back or as an extra wide receiver.
His receiving numbers outperform his rushing statistics, with 2,703 yards and 22 touchdowns on 310 plays, compared to only 1,097 yards and 8 touchdowns on 266 passes.
He is one of two holders (the other being Darren Sproles) of an all-time record for receptions in a single playoff game, 15, which he won in the AFC divisional round playoff game following the 2018 season.
High school career
White attended the St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. While playing for the Raiders, he played high school football. He was a member of the 2008 St. Thomas Aquinas National Championship team. He spent the majority of his time with Giovani Bernard, who is now a running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, at Aquinas. In his senior year, he ran for over 1,000 yards and over 20 touchdowns, and was named to the (Broward) All-County team. White has also played and lettered in baseball.
White was selected by Scout.com as the 70th-ranked running back in his class and as a three-star recruit. Among other things, he preferred Wisconsin over Clemson, Michigan State, and South Florida. He was given the name "Sweet Feet."
College career
White attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2010-2013. He was named the Top Ten Freshman of the Year by the National Occupational Association in 2010. In Pasadena, California, White rushed for 1,052 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading the Badgers to the 2011 Rose Bowl. He had 713 passing yards and six rushing touchdowns in 2011 and was credited with 15 receptions for 150 yards. He had 806 passing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, eight plays, 132 receiving yards, and one touchdown. On November 16, 2013, White passed for a career-high 205 yards against Indiana. Also, White set a Wisconsin record for the longest run from scrimmage (93 yards) during the game. He had 1,444 passing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns, 39 plays, 300 receiving yards, and two receiving touchdowns in the 2013 season. Despite splitting carries with John Clay, Montee Ball, and Melvin Gordon for the majority of his career, White rushed for over 100 yards per game during his college career.
Professional career
In the fourth round (130th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots selected White. He was only on the Patriots for three games. He made his NFL debut against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4. He had three carries for 21 yards and three receptions for 15 yards in the 41–14 loss. In Super Bowl XLIX, he was inactive for the team's 28–24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
In a 20-13 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football, starting running back Dion Lewis was out for the season with a torn ACL. He had 14 rushing yards and 32 receiving yards in the game. The win lifted the Patriots' record to 10–0 on the season. In Week 13, White passed for 115 yards and a touchdown in the Patriots' 35-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Overall, White finished the 2015 season with 40 receptions for 410 receiving yards and four touchdowns, as well as 22 carries for 56 rushing yards and two touchdowns.
Lewis, the Patriots' primary passing back, had a breakout season, with White on the PUP list beginning the season. White defeated the Cleveland Browns 33–13 in Week 5, which was Brady's return from suspension from Deflategate. White recovered two touchdown passes from Tom Brady, a 15-yard, and a six-yard during a 34-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, while still collecting a team-high eight receptions for 47 yards and rushing seven times for 19 yards. He made his third touchdown pass of the season in the week 7 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers White. White caught six passes for 63 yards against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 11, his fourth touchdown of the season. White caught three passes for 81 yards, with Tom Brady's 61-yard catch and run during Week 14's game against the Baltimore Ravens. White caught three passes for 32 yards and a touchdown on Week 16, his fifth receiving touchdown of the season. White became one of four running backs to have 500 or more receiving yards in the 2016 season with his Week 16 appearance. He ended the 2016 season with 60 receptions for 551 passing yards and five touchdowns to go along with 39 carries for 166 yards.
White had 139 yards from scrimmage against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI (29 rushing, 110 receiving). With 14, Roger Craig became the only running back with more than 100 receiving yards in a Super Bowl, beating the Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas' record for most receptions in a Super Bowl, which came in a 43–8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. With 20 points in a Super Bowl, he had three touchdowns and a two-point conversion, a record for points in a Super Bowl. Both of those points came after the Patriots trailed 28–3 midway through the third quarter. Danny Amendola's two-point conversion after White's second touchdown tied the game at 28, brought the Super Bowl to overtime for the first time ever. As the Patriots defeated 34–28, the first team in 134 tries to win after trailing by more than 17 points in a postseason game (the Patriots trailed by 19).
Brady, the Super Bowl MVP, said he thought White should have received the award instead. Brady gave White his MVP award, a pick up truck, which White accepted to show his gratitude. Several analysts, as well as Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell, believed that White should have been honoured.
Though White is the only one to score in overtime in a Super Bowl, he is the second player to score the winning touchdown in overtime in an NFL championship game after Alan Ameche, a fellow Wisconsin Badger who played for the Baltimore Colts in 1958.
On April 18, 2017, White, who was in his first year of his rookie career, signed a three-year, $12 million contract extension through the 2020 season. The deal contained $4.69 million in guarantees and an additional $3 million in incentives. White had 43 passes for 171 yards, along with 56 receptions for 429 yards and three touchdowns in the 2017 season. The Patriots won 13 games and climbed to the top seed for the AFC Playoffs. In the Divisional Round against the Tennessee Titans, White scored a rushing touchdown and receiving touchdown. He finished with 11 rushing yards and 29 receiving yards. The Patriots' first touchdown of the season was recorded in the AFC Championship Game, and the Patriots will advance to the Super Bowl, winning 24-20. He had four rushing yards and 22 receiving yards in the game. In Super Bowl LII, White had seven carries for 45 yards and scored the Patriots' first touchdown of the season, as well as two passes for 21 yards. The Philadelphia Eagles lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia Patriots.
For the first time in his career, White was named a team captain in 2018. White rushed five times for 18 yards and four passes for 38 yards and a touchdown as the Patriots defeated the Houston Texans by a margin of 27-20. In Week 4, he rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown, while still collecting eight receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown in the 38–7 victory. In a 38-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, he tied his career high with ten receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown. White rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns two weeks later against the Chicago Bears in a 38–31 road victory. White finished with 31 rushing yards on 12 carries for two touchdowns and six passes for 72 yards against the Green Bay Packers in Week 9. In a 27-13 road victory over the New York Jets, White rushed for a career-high 73 yards in a week 11 bye.
With 425, running touchdowns with 87, receiving yards with 751, and touchdowns with seven, White finished the regular season with career-highs in rush yards with five, receptions with 87, receiving yards with 751, and receiving touchdowns with seven.
With 15 receptions in the AFC Divisional Round against the Los Angeles Chargers, White tied the all-time single-game playoff receptions record. He had 97 receiving yards in the game. The Patriots traveled to face the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC Championship Game. As the Patriots defeated the Chiefs 37-31 in overtime to reach Super Bowl LIII, White had six carries for 23 yards and four receptions for 49 yards, including a 30-yard touchdown, his team's longest game of the season. As the Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams by a score of 13–3. During the Super Bowl, which was played on White's 27th birthday, rookie Sony Michel took over most of the running duties, leaving White in a marginal role. He had four rushing yards and five receiving yards in the Super Bowl.
The Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins by a score of 43–0, with White scoring his first touchdown of the season on a 10-yard pass. During Week 9, the Baltimore Ravens quarterback got his first running touchdown of the year and rushed for 38 yards and his first rushing touchdown of the year, as well as taking two passes for 46 yards. White rushed 14 times for 79 yards, including a career-long 32-yard touchdown, and seven passes for 98 yards and two touchdowns in the 28-22 road loss during Week 13 against the Houston Texans. Overall, White finished the 2019 season with 263 passing yards and one touchdown to go along with 72 receptions for 645 receiving yards and five touchdowns.
White's father was killed in a car crash a few hours before the Patriots' Week 2 match against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday Night Football, and his mother was in critical condition. He was listed as an inactive participant in the game. Devin McCourty, a teammate, yelled "28, we love you bro," during the game. After averaging six picks, he opted for six. In Week 20, White defeated the Arizona Cardinals 20-17, with two rushing touchdowns. He had 35 passes for 121 passing yards and two running touchdowns, along with 49 receptions for 375 yards and one receiving touchdown.
White re-signed with the Patriots on a one-year, $2.5 million deal on March 25, 2021. In Week 3 he suffered a hip injury and was put on injured reserve and was listed on injured reserve on October 1, 2021.
White had signed a two-year, $5 million contract extension with the Patriots on March 15, 2022. Despite this, he declared his resignation on Twitter on August 11, 2022.