Stephen Gregory White (October 25, 1973 – August 30, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL). He was later a football blogger for SB Nation.

White attended Westwood High School in Memphis, Tennessee, and played for the school's football team as a linebacker. ^[1] He enrolled at the University of Tennessee, where he played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers from 1992 to 1995 as a defensive end. ^{[1] [2]} He played in 40 games for the Volunteers, starting 21 games at right defensive end. ^{[1] [3]} White recorded 105 tackles, 20 sacks, and forced six fumbles with Tennessee. ^[1]

The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) selected White in the sixth round of the 1996 NFL Draft. ^{[4] [2]} The Eagles wanted White to play as a linebacker and had him lose 20 pounds (9.1 kg). ^[3] The Eagles cut White before the start of the 1996 NFL season ^[5] and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him to their practice squad. ^[6] The Buccaneers signed him as a defensive end and asked him to gain the 20 pounds back. ^[3]

In October 1996, Tampa Bay signed White to their active roster. ^[7] He was a backup in his first three seasons. ^[2] In the 1998 season, an injury to Chidi Ahanotu required White to backup Tyoka Jackson at left defensive end, though he typically had played on the right side. ^[1] White beat out Regan Upshaw to become a starting defensive end for the Buccaneers in 1999. He started 13 games that season. ^[3] In the 1999 playoffs, he recorded seven tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble. ^[2] White lost his starting job to Marcus Jones the next season, and recorded five sacks as a substitute, alternating with Jones and Simeon Rice. ^[3] White signed with the New York Jets before the 2002 season. ^[8] He played as a backup and was waived in February 2003. ^[9] In his NFL career, White played in 94 games, starting 15 games. He started 13 of those games during the 1999 season. ^[10] He retired with 119 tackles and 11.5 sacks. ^[2]

After his playing career, White was an assistant coach for the University of South Florida for one year. ^[2] He wrote about the NFL for SB Nation from 2013 to 2020. ^[11]

White lived in Tampa, Florida, after his career. He was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2014 and he received a bone marrow transplant at the Moffitt Cancer Center in April 2022. He died on August 30, 2022, at the age of 48. ^[12]

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