Jason White retires....All of Oklahoma is in mourning.
Ex-Heisman winner White gives up career
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former Heisman Trophy winner Jason White ended his professional career Thursday, citing CHOKING IN BIG GAMES.
White, who had been competing for SIXTH STRING quarterback with the Tennessee Titans, said he has the head and heart to play in the NFL. He doesn't have the BIG GAME TALENT.
"It's always been a dream of mine TO STOCK SHELVES AT THE LOCAL SUPERMARKET, but certain things WILL allow me to chase that dream," White said. "It's kind of IN my hands at this point."
White won the Heisman Trophy in 2003 and led Oklahoma to back-to-back BCS title games AND WAS A NO SHOW ZERO IN BOTH BCS GAMES. He also won the Davey O'Brien(LACK OF COURAGE) award twice and the ****** Unitas Golden Arm title and is Oklahoma's career passing leader with 7,922 yards and in touchdown passes with 81.
His career at Oklahoma lasted 15 years because of reconstructive surgery on each knee. He was redshirted after the first one in 1999, then earned a medical exemption for an extra year of eligibility after the second in 2002.
White joined the Titans in May as an undrafted rookie WITH LITTLE TALENT AND A NACK FOR CHOKING, after an audition with the Kansas City Chiefs did not lead to a contract offer.
He said he was still feeling the effects of the knee surgeries.
"I always had trouble, even in the summer, dropping back when practice wasn't every day," he said. "Now that practice was every day it got to the point where one of my knees IN THE superMARKET, so I started favoring it with the other one. Then the other one started hurting. I took a couple of days off this week and it hasn't really changed SO NOW I'M GOING TO STOCK PRODUCE OR BAG GROCERIES."
He said he informed coach Jeff Fisher of his decision Wednesday night JEFF's RESPONSE WAS WHO THE HELL IS JASON WHITE?
"I stuck it out as long as I could," White said. "I just came to a point where it took me four seconds to STOCK A SHELF back on a five-step PROCESS. By that time, I'm sacked POTATOS."
Fisher said White's numbers prove that he was able BAG GROCERIES AND WIN OVER CUSTOMERS.
"You don't necessarily, at that position FRONT END SUPERVISOR, have to be the most athletic or the most gifted or have the strongest arm. You have to move THE PRODUCE and you have to have the FRUITS AND VEGGIES, and that's what he's had, and that's what he's proven in a great college career," Fisher said.
White had split time equally IN THE MEAT DEPARTMENT with Gino Guidugli of Cincinnati and Shane Boyd of Kentucky, but was held back in recent days when the pain in his knees increased.
He planned to return home to Tuttle, Okla., by Thursday night and plans to pursue jobs as a STORE MANAGER AND HOPES TO BECOME A OWNER ONE DAY.
"Sometimes I think that you have to swallow your pride a little bit and know when you're done," he said.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops found out about White's retirement following the Sooners' morning practice Thursday.
"Jason knows what's best for him," Stoops said. "If STOCKING SHELVES IS WHAT HE LIKES that's what he has to do, he's had an incredible career here."
After his second knee surgery, White had to take days off between practices. But before last season, he was back to working out every day without problems. He then made it through the entire season without injury problems WHICH LET TO 2 BCS NO SHOWS.
Stoops thinks White, who has a degree in sociology, will be a great coach.
"I'm sure possibly all the extra work probably could be bothersome to him healthwise, and he just decided he wants to move on," Stoops said. "Good for him. He'll have a successful career in whatever he does."
During this decade we are in, no team has more wins than the sooners. No team has more BCS championships than the sooners. OU has never finished below #6 during his tenure (this decade). No person has more heisman trophy's on his mantle except for archie griffin. Say what you want about white, but his numbers and his teams numbers while he was there speak for themselves.
During this decade we are in, no team has more wins than the sooners. No team has more BCS championships than the sooners. OU has never finished below #6 during his tenure (this decade). No person has more heisman trophy's on his mantle except for archie griffin. Say what you want about white, but his numbers and his teams numbers while he was there speak for themselves.
yea, the guy only played college ball for 9 years!
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Texas is glad to see him go. Jason was 5-0 against the longhorns including with a combined score 188-44. He has three more conference championships and one more national championship than mack brown has in his life (0 & 0).
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Let me get this straight. You guys spend your days accumulating hundreds and in some cases thousand of posts on a gambling web site. But somehow Jason White is a loser for not making it in the nfl. There is something very wrong with this picture. If he was a bad person or committed crimes I could see getting on him. His football accomplishments speak for themselves (see post #22 & 27 just to name a few) but he is also a solid person. I admit I am a sooner fan and am probably being over sensitive but I had to get this off my chest. Flame away!!
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