Sheldon White

Sheldon Darnell White (born March 1, 1965) is an American football executive and former National Football League cornerback. He played college football at Miami Ohio. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft and later played for the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals before retiring after the 1993 season.[1]

Sheldon White
Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:Director of pro scouting
Personal information
Born: (1965-03-01) March 1, 1965
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
High school:Meadowdale (Dayton)
College:Miami (OH) (1984–1987)
NFL Draft:1988 / Round: 3 / Pick: 62
Career history
As a player:
As an executive:
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:11
Interception yards:151
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

White became a scout 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 Martin Mayhew in 2015.[2] For the latter half of the 2010s, he served as the executive director of player personnel and recruiting for the Michigan State Spartans football team.[3] White served as a scout for the Washington Football Team in 2021 before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers as their director of pro scouting the following year.[3][4]

References
  1. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. Twentyman, Tim (November 5, 2015). "Lions announce organizational changes". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on February 27, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  3. Washington Football Team Public Relations. "Washington Announces Scouting Additions". WashingtonFootball. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. Williams, Charean (May 27, 2022). "Steelers hire Sheldon White, promote Dan Colbert, announce Andy Weidl as assistant G.M." Pro Football Talk. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
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