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2013 ATLANTA FALCONS VETERAN PLAYERS
RODDY WHITE
WIDE RECEIVER
84
PRO BOWL YEARS
2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
HT: 6’0” WT: 211 NFL EXP: 9 ACQ: D1-’05 9th YEAR WITH FALCONS
BIRTHDATE: 11/2/81 COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM
TRANSACTIONS
• Selected as a first round (27 th pick overall) draft
choice by Atlanta in 2005.
2012 (FALCONS)
• Finished the 2012 season with 92 catches for 1,351
yards and seven touchdowns, becoming fifth player
in NFL history to record three consecutive seasons
with 90+ receptions and 1,200+ yards.
• Ranked ninth in the NFL with 1,351 receiving yards
and tied for 10th with 92 catches in 2012.
• Teamed up with WR Julio Jones to make up one of
the top receiving tandems in the NFL in 2012. Atlanta
was one of four teams with two 1,000-yard
receivers.
• The duo of White & Jones were the first Falcons
teammates to post 1,000 receiving yards in the
same season since WR Tony Martin (1,181) and Terance
Mathis (1,136) each accomplished that feat in
1998.
• In 2012, White became the sixth receiver in NFL
history to record six consecutive seasons with at
least 80 catches and 1,000 receiving yards.
• Set a franchise record with his sixth consecutive
1,000 yard season in 2012.
• White has caught at least seven touchdown receptions
in five straight seasons.
• Increased his franchise record for 100-yard games
to 35 and tied his franchise record for 100-yard
games in a season with seven.
• Posted eight catches for a season-high 169 yards, including
a 59-yard catch in the fourth quarter that set
up the eventual game winning field goal vs. Carolina
(9/30). Also added two touchdown receptions.
• Logged three straight 100 yard games for the second
time in his career notching 118 yards vs. Dallas
(11/4), 114 yards at New Orleans (11/11), and 123
yards vs. Arizona (11/18).
AUDIBLES
White was a two-time state champion wrestler at
James Island High School in South Carolina. In 2011,
he visited the US Olympic Training Center to help promote
USA Wrestling
• Caught nine passes for 117 yards at Carolina (12/9),
including a four-yard touchdown for his 50th career
touchdown reception. Became the third player in
franchise history to catch 50 touchdown passes in
his career.
• Notched eight receptions for 153 yards and two
touchdowns at Detroit (12/22). Eclipsed the 100-
yard mark and scored both touchdowns before halftime.
• Tallied five catches for 76 yards, including a 47-yard
touchdown grab, in the NFC Divisional playoff against
Seattle (1/13).
• Broke WR Terance Mathis’ franchise record for career
postseason receptions with his 24th playoff grab.
Mathis caught 23 passes in four playoff games between
1995 and 1998.
• Pulled in seven catches for 100 yards in the NFC
Championship game vs. San Francisco (1/20), marking
his first career 100-yard game in the postseason.
• Teamed up with Jones to become the the first Falcons
teammates to post 100 receiving yards in a single
playoff game in franchise history against the 49ers
(1/20).
• Set franchise records for career postseason receptions
(34) and postseason receiving yards (369).
CAREER
• In eight seasons with the Falcons, has recorded 622
receptions for 8,725 yards with 52 touchdowns.
• Owns Falcons franchise records for receptions (622),
receiving yards (8,725), 100-yard games (35), receiving
yards in a season (1,389), and receptions in a season
(115).
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