Edmonton Eskimos White signed with the
Edmonton Eskimos of the
Canadian Football League on May 8, 2013. In his first season in the league White carried the ball 69 times for 260 yards, only averaging 3.8 yards per carry, with a lone rushing touchdown. He became a bigger part of the Eskimos rushing attack in 2014. White was named CFL Offensive Player of the Week for Week 14 of the
2014 CFL season after recording 199 combined yards, including 192 rushing yards on 17 carries, a 36-yard touchdown run and a 10-yard touchdown catch in Edmonton's 24–0 victory over the
Saskatchewan Roughriders on September 26, 2014. He finished the season with 123 carries for 852 yards (6.9 yards per carry) with 2 rushing touchdowns. White finished the season 3rd in the league in rushing yards, trailing only
Jon Cornish (CAL) and
Anthony Allen (SSK). He also contributed 182 receiving yards on 17 catches, with 1 receiving touchdown. White was named Offensive Player of the Week for the Division Finals, in which the Eskimos were defeated by the Stampeders en route to the
102nd Grey Cup Championship. Following the season White was awarded for this outstanding season by being named both a CFL West All-Star and a CFL All-Star. Edmonton ended up winning the
Grey Cup that year. As the Eskimos starting running back John White played the majority of the
2016 regular season (15 out of 18 games), missing only a few games with minor injuries. During the season, he carried the ball 164 times for 886 yards, and also caught 58 passes for 464 yards. scoring a total of 9 touchdowns. In the first round of the playoffs White set a franchise rushing record racking up 160 yards on the ground, surpassing the previous record of 152 set by
Normie Kwong in 1958. White left the second game of the
2017 season with a leg injury. Following the game it was announced that he had torn his
ACL, and would miss the remainder of the season: His second major leg injury in three years.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats On the first day of training camp in 2018, White was released from Edmonton, with General Manager
Brock Sunderland refusing to comment. White was added to the practice roster for the Hamilton Tiiger-Cats following the conclusion of the preseason and spent the first 3 weeks there to learn the Hamilton playbook, while starter
Alex Green was injured; reserve national backs
Mercer Timmis and
Sean Thomas Erlington filled in, with help from
Nikita Whitlock who was temporarily converted from defensive lineman to carry the ball. White made his debut in week 4 against Saskatchewan, rushing twice for 9 yards. White would see more usage the next two games, before Green's return caused White to go back to the practice roster. White was called up again towards the end of the season, and produced a 19 carry 63 yard outing with one touchdown, as well as a 15 carry 108 yard effort in back to back games against the
BC Lions. White was inactive for the post season, but in his 7 regular season games produced a respectable 78 carries for 400 yards and two scores, as well as catching 8 passes for 51 yards.
BC Lions On the first day of free agency in 2019, White was signed by his former Edmonton GM
Ed Hervey to play for the
BC Lions. This reunited Whte with quarterback
Mike Reilly, who had signed from Edmonton earlier in the day. During 2019, White received consistent criticism for his pass blocking errors, but was a dynamo as a rusher, putting up the first 1,000 yard season of his career alongside 7 touchdowns. White missed two games with injury, but was otherwise durable by playing in 16 games, a career high. He also had the most carries in one season of his career, and produced a trio of games where he surpassed the 100 yard mark.
Toronto Argonauts On February 9, 2021, White signed with the
Toronto Argonauts. He played in 10 regular season games where he had 92 carries for 450 yards one touchdown. He became a free agent when his contract expired on February 8, 2022.
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