Corey White (born May 9, 1990) is a former

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. He played college football for

Samford University Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama. In 1841, the university was founded as Howard College by Baptists. Samford University describes itself as the 87th oldest institution of higher learning in the United S ...

. He was drafted by the

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in the fifth round of the

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Early years

White was born in

Dunwoody, Georgia Dunwoody is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. As a northern suburb of Atlanta, Dunwoody is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. It was incorporated as a city on December 1, 2008 but its area establishment dates back to ...

and attended

Dunwoody High School Dunwoody High School is a public high school in Dunwoody, an incorporated city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Dunwoody enrolls students in grades 9- 12, and is operated by the DeKalb County School System. It follows a four by four ...

, before accepting a scholarship to play college football for

. As a senior, he caught the attention from professional scouts with his strong performances in Samford's occasional games against major college opponents and at the

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Professional career

New Orleans Saints

White was selected by the

in the fifth round (162nd) of the

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. White became the highest selection in Samford's school history until Jaquiski Tartt was drafted in the second round (46th overall) in the

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. On July 2, he signed a four-year contract. He was active in 10 games and started 4 of them in his rookie season, as he registered 31 tackles with 1 interception. The next year, he played in all of the games and started 6 due to injuries in the secondary, playing poorly at

, while recording 41 tackles, 1 interception and 1 forced fumble. In December

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, White was moved from

free safety Safety is a position in gridiron football on the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position: the free safety and the strong safety. Their dutie ...

after

Jairus Byrd Jairus Keelon Byrd (born October 7, 1986) is a former American football free safety. He played college football for the University of Oregon. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He is a three-time Pro B ...

and

Rafael Bush Rafael Bush (born May 12, 1987) is a former American football safety who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina State and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted fre ...

were placed on the

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. He ended the season with 53 tackles, 2 interceptions and a forced fumble. On March 13,

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, he was waived after starting 19 out of 41 games.

Dallas Cowboys

White was claimed by the

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on March 14,

. He showed promise in preseason playing at

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and nickel corner. In the fifth game of the season against the

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, he passed Tyler Patmon and took over the team's nickel corner role, until the eighth game of the season against the

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, when he was declared inactive and replaced by Patmon. On November 17, he was released to make room for

Deji Olatoye Ayodeji Olatoye (born July 20, 1991) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. He was originally signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Early years Olatoye attended D ...

Arizona Cardinals

The

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signed White on December 2,

. He played three games, not recording a tackle, and was declared inactive for the final two regular season contests.

Buffalo Bills

On April 4, 2016 White signed with the

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New York Jets

On May 25, 2017, White signed with the New York Jets. On August 4, 2017, White was placed on injured reserve. He was released with an injury settlement on August 10, 2017.

Indianapolis Colts

On August 21, 2017, White signed with the

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. He was released on September 2, 2017.

Cleveland Browns

On January 11, 2018, White signed a reserve/future contract with the

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...

. He was released by the Browns on April 20, 2018.

References

External links

Arizona Cardinals bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:White, Corey 1990 births Living people People from Dunwoody, Georgia Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) Sportspeople from DeKalb County, Georgia American football cornerbacks American football safeties Samford Bulldogs football players New Orleans Saints players Dallas Cowboys players Arizona Cardinals players Buffalo Bills players New York Jets players Indianapolis Colts players Cleveland Browns players Dunwoody High School alumni