Blair White
Introduction '''Blair White''' (born February 20, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Michigan State Spartans, he was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2010.He played for the Colts for two seasons from 2010 to 2011.
Early years White attended Nouvel Catholic Central High School in Saginaw, Michigan. As a senior, he had 63 receptions for 800 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also was two-year starter at guard on the basketball team and played baseball as a pitcher and first baseman.
College career White joined the Spartans as a walk-on in 2005.After seeing limited time as a freshman and sophomore, he started five of 13 games as a junior. He finished the season with a team leading 43 receptions for 659 yards and a touchdown. He was a second-team All-Big Ten selection by Phil Steele. As a senior, he started all 13 games and had 70 receptions for 990 yards and nine touchdowns. He was named first-team All-Big Ten by the coaches and second-team by the media.White finished his college career with 18 starts in 40 games, 116 receptions for 1674 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also earned First-team Academic All-America honors and Academic All-Big Ten Honors all four years of his college career.
Professional career ===Rookie season===White was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts on April 24, 2010.After spending the first couple of weeks on the Colts practice squad, he was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2010 after an injury to Pierre Garçon. He scored his first NFL touchdown in his NFL debut on a pass from Colts quarterback Peyton Manning against the Denver Broncos on September 26, 2010.White finished the 2010 season with 36 receptions for 355 yards and five touchdowns.===2011 season===In 2011 Blair played in 7 games but was severely limited by back injuries. He recorded no receptions, returning 7 punts for 22 yards. He was waived following the 2011 season on April 13, 2012.He opted to leave the NFL at 25.===Regular season=== Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles  GP  GS  Rec  Yds  Avg  Lng  TD  Att  Yds  Avg  Lng  TD  Fum  Lost  2010   13 4  36 355   9.9 335  0 0  0 0  0  1  0  2011    70  0 0 00 0 0 0  0  0  0  0  0Career 204  36355 9.933 5 0  0  0.0 0  0 10===Postseason===  Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles  GP  GS  Rec  Yds  Avg  Lng  TD  Att  Yds  Avg  Lng  TD  Fum  Lost 2010    1  06 54 9.00  0  0  0 00 0 0  0Career 10 6  549.00  0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0
Post-football He gave up on forcing his NFL career while not being at 100%. He has had three back surgeries and still experiences some pain. “Sometimes I see the receivers get hit, and I don’t miss that part of it. I do miss the catches. I miss the touchdowns. But I don’t miss the hits.” He enrolled in dental school University of Detroit-Mercy, something he had planned for before football.
References
External links * Michigan State Spartans bio