| No. 17 | |
| Wide receiver / Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: June 19, 1981 | |
| Place of birth: Spring Hill, Florida | |
| Career information | |
| College: South Florida | |
| Undrafted in 2004 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| * Pittsburgh Steelers ( 2004)* | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
* 2× Second Team All-Arena (2008, 2013)
| |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Receptions | 569 |
| Receiving yards | 6,541 |
| Receiving TDs | 148 |
| Tackles | 115 |
| INTs | 6 |
| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
Hubert Alton George "Huey" Whittaker (born June 19, 1981) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at South Florida.
He has also been a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Storm, Utah Blaze, New York Jets and Spokane Shock.
Early life[]
Whittaker attended Frank W. Springstead High School in Spring Hill, Florida, where he was named a St. Petersburg Times All-Suncoast selection as a senior with 10 receiving touchdowns.[1]
College career[]
Whittaker attended Hudson Valley Community College before transferring to the University of South Florida.
Professional career[]
New York Jets[]
Whittaker was signed to a future contract by the New York Jets on January 2, 2009.[2][3][4][5] He was waived on August 12 when the team signed placekicker Parker Douglass. He was re-signed on August 16 only to be waived again on August 30.
Spokane Shock[]
Whittaker was a starting wide receiver for the Spokane Shock in 2010.
Florida Tuskers[]
Whittaker was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League on August 26, 2010.
References[]
- ↑ Greg Auman (August 15, 2000). "Whittaker hopes to catch on as USF". www.sptimes.com. St. Petersburg Time. http://www.sptimes.com/News/081500/Hernando/Whittaker_hopes_to_ca.shtml. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ↑ "New York Jets bio". Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090204102231/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/player/1422-huey-whittaker. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ↑ Lebefeld, Dan (April 10, 2009). "Sleeper at WR in Jets off-season program". Jets Confidential. http://nyj.scout.com/a.z?s=65&p=2&c=855500&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fnyj.scout.com%2f2%2f855500.html. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ↑ Costello, Brian (April 15, 2009). "Jets Draft Preview: WRs". New York Post. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090418170549/http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/jets/archives/2009/04/jets_draft_prev_2.html. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ↑ Boland, Erik (April 16, 2009). "Morning minicamp practice". Newsday. http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/football/jets/blog/2009/04/morning_minicamp_practice.html. Retrieved April 23, 2009.[dead link]
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