Steve White (American football)

Stephen Gregory White (October 25, 1973 – August 30, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL).

[4] The Eagles cut White before the start of the 1996 NFL season[6] and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him to their practice squad.

[3] In the 1998 season, an injury to Chidi Ahanotu required White to backup Tyoka Jackson at left defensive end, though he typically had played on the right side.

[3] After his playing career, White was an assistant coach for the University of South Florida for one year.

He was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2014 and he received a bone marrow transplant at the Moffitt Cancer Center in April 2022.