QB Mike White reveals that he’s interested in playing for the Miami Dolphins

<div> <figure> <img alt="NFL: NOV 21 Dolphins at Jets" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Fan_7IpmA1mIKG6JQ20tdkHtIBs=/0x0:2617x1745/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72037457/1236731876.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>Mike White went to high school and college in south Florida. </p> <p id="zTVP3r">The <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> need a backup quarterback and a Pembroke Pines native would like to come home. </p> <p id="3RaJXb">Former <a href="https://www.ganggreennation.com/">New York Jets</a> quarterback Mike White joined The Joe Rose Show on Friday and discussed <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wqam/sports/miami-dolphins/mike-white-joins-joe-rose-100-percent-interested-in-miami">his possibilities as a soon-to-be free agent</a>. </p> <p id="mce09A">“Selfishly, from a personal standpoint, obviously growing up down there, I’d love to go home,” White said when asked about Miami as a possibility. “But from a football standpoint, it’s a very talented offense, really good, young group of guys. You can tell they’re starting to build something special down there. I would love to be a part of it.”</p> <p id="rG7IpT">White, 27, went to high school at NSU University School in Fort Lauderdale and then started 15 games throughout two years at South Florida before transferring to Western Kentucky in 2015. </p> <p id="Zl3QN8">White’s career began with the <a href="https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/">Dallas Cowboys</a>, where he spent one year after being drafted as a first-round pick.</p> <p id="IOxCMH">He played in eight games for the Jets since joining the franchise in 2021 and is certainly open to running it back in New York after throwing for <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/gamelog/_/id/3051381/type/nfl/year/2021">2,145 yards, eight touchdowns, and twelve interceptions</a>.</p> <p id="L6spXM">“I would love to be back with the Jets,” White said. “Like I said, the locker room’s fantastic, I talk to all those guys everyday. I don’t know, we have to see. Things in this league change so fast and situations are so fluid, and who knows what’s gonna happen when. ... I know how the NFL works and I’m never gonna take anything too personal, but, I really like (the Jets) coaching staff, I really like that locker room, and I would love to be back.”</p> <p id="S9qOLG">NFL free agency begins on March 15 and the Dolphins will be in the market for a backup quarterback. White could be the right fit due to a strict budget — currently $16 million over the salary cap — and the need to fill other gaps on the roster. </p> </div>