Mike White biography: 29 things about NFL player born in Pembroke Pines, Florida

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Who is Mike White Jr?

Michael “Mike” White Jr. is an American professional football quarterback currently playing in the National Football League. He was born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States Michael “Mike” White Sr. and Annemarie Kirchner White.

Mike Sr. and Annemarie have a daughter named Taylor White, who graduated from the Shepard Broad College of Law of Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. Mike Jr. and his wife Mallory Booth White have a son and a daughter, who are twins.

After graduating from Nova Southeastern University, Mike Jr. attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida and Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. He later completed all of the combine and positional drills of the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Mike Jr. is 6’5″ tall. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 2013, he and Mallory started dating while he they were both attending the University of South Florida.
2. From 2013 to 2014, he played football at the University of South Florida while Mallory was a cheerleader at the university.
3. From 2015 to 2017, he played football at Western Kentucky University.
4. On January 1, 2018, he proposed to Mallory and she said yes.
5. On January 27, 2018, he was part of Houston Texans head coach Bill O’Brien‘s South team that defeated the North team in the 2018 Senior Bowl at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, USA.
6. On March 30, 2018, he participated at Western Kentucky University’s pro day but he only performed positional and passing drills, opting to stand on his combine numbers.
7. On May 12, 2018, the NFL team Dallas Cowboys signed him to a four-year $2.67 million contract that included a signing bonus of $217,553.
8. On August 31, 2019, the Dallas Cowboys decided to carry just two quarterbacks on the regular season roster and waived him.
9. On April 6, 2019, he and Mallory got married at the Innisbrook Country Club and Resort in Tampa.
10. On September 25, 2019, the NFL team New York Jets signed him to its practice squad.
11. On December 30, 2019, he signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets.
12. On September 5, 2020, the New York Jets waived him.
13. On September 6, 2020, the New York Jets signed him to its practice squad.
14. On September 12, 2020, the New York Jets promoted him to its active roster.
15. On October 1, 2020, the New York Jets waived him again.
16. On October 5, 2020, the New York Jets signed him to its practice squad again.
17. On November 9, 2020, the New York Jets elevated him to its active roster.
18. On November 10, 2020, the New York Jets waived him again.
19. On November 11, 2020, the New York Jets signed him again to its practice squad.
20. On November 21, 2020, the New York Jets promoted him again to its active roster.
21. On November 23, 2020, the New York Jets waived him again.
22. On November 24, 2020, the New York Jets signed him again to its practice squad.
23. On January 4, 2021, he signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Jets again.
24. In September 2021, Mallory gave birth to their fraternal twins Millie White and Maddox White.
25. On March 16, 2022, he signed a one-year $2.54 million contract with the New York Jets.
26. On March 16, 2023, he signed a two-year contract with the NFL team Miami Dolphins.
27. On March 25, 2024, he turned 29.
28. On August 25, 2024, the Miami Dolphins decided to keep only two quarterbacks on the roster and released him.
29. On August 28, 2024, the NFL team Buffalo Bills signed him on its practice squad.