Sheldon Darnell White (born March 1, 1965) is an

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executive and former player who is the director of pro scouting for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played college football at Miami Ohio. He was drafted by the

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in the third round of the 1988 NFL draft and later played for the

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and

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before retiring after the 1993 season. White became a

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for the Lions in 1997 before being promoted to director of pro personnel in 2000. He was further promoted to vice president of pro personnel in 2009. He served as their interim general manager following the firing of

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in 2015. For the latter half of the 2010s, he served as the executive director of player personnel and recruiting for the

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team. White served as a scout for the

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in 2021 before joining the

as their director of pro scouting the following year.

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1965 births Living people American football cornerbacks Cincinnati Bengals players Detroit Lions executives Detroit Lions scouts Detroit Lions players Miami RedHawks football players New York Giants players Pittsburgh Steelers scouts Washington Football Team scouts Michigan State University people Players of American football from Dayton, Ohio 20th-century American sportsmen {{defensiveback-1960s-stub