Patriots’ James White Reveals Hilarious Story Behind ‘Sweet Feet’ Nickname

Almost every player has a nickname, and James White’s nickname sure gives us a nice laugh.

The first-year captain for the New England Patriots goes by the nickname “Sweet Feet.” Wonder why? Well, this nickname came as a result of his skills.

During his appearance on NBC’s “Today,’ White shared the story of his nickname, and it has nothing to do with any coach or teammate.

“It actually came from my high school creative writing teacher,” White said. “It’s a little senior skit that they do every year. They had already kind of used it at that point. I didn’t really use it in college or anything, but once I got to the NFL my agency wanted me to change my Twitter handle. So that was just the first thing that came to mind and everybody loved it.”

Mike Reiss shared the story behind White’s nickname

 ESPN’s Mike Reiss was the first to get the full story in 2017. Each year during Homecoming Week, a teacher at St. Thomas Aquinas High School should make up a fake story about the football team’s opponent. During the Patriot’s senior year, the mascot of the opposing team was the Cobras. Teacher Adam Aloma created a story about White’s great-great-grandfather.

“The whole story went back to James White’s great, great grandfather, who came to St. Thomas, and there was a cobra on campus that was terrorizing everybody,” Aloma told Reiss. “Everybody was scared of the cobra. Nobody knew how to handle it. Administration was scared. Everyone was locked in their rooms.

“But James’ great, great grandfather was the only one brave enough to step into the hallways. His feet were so quick that he knew he could try to stomp on the cobra’s neck without getting bitten. So I referred to him as ‘Sweet Feet’ White and said, ‘That’s why James’ new nickname is James ‘Sweet Feet’ White.’ “

White was brilliant this year, and Patriots fans are looking forward to see him do the same magic in Atlanta.