American football player (born 1981)
American football player
Hubert Alton George Whittaker (born June 19, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver . 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] 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. Retrieved December 9, 2014 .
^ "New York Jets bio" . Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009 .
^ Lebefeld, Dan (April 10, 2009). "Sleeper at WR in Jets off-season program" . Jets Confidential. Retrieved April 23, 2009 .
^ Boland, Erik (April 16, 2009). "Morning minicamp practice" . Newsday. Retrieved April 23, 2009 . [permanent dead link ]