Former Falcons star Roddy White reveals that he had no Interest joining a future Hall of Famer once his time in Atlanta came to an end

“Larry Fitzgerald had called me,” White explained. “He said, ‘Hey man, Bill Belichick, he’s going to call you.’ I was like, ‘What?’ He said, ‘Yea, he’s going to call you. He asked me for your number.’ I was like that’s weird, but okay, cool. He ended up calling me because I saw a New England number on my phone. I ended up not answering the phone, which was crazy. I ended up not answering the phone.” 

At the time, White also said that the Tennessee Titans were a team in consideration. That is especially interesting considering his relationship with then wide receiver coach Terry Robiskie as well. It was another opportunity White chose not to take. 

Not taking a call from Coach Belichick is pretty crazy, at least just in a vacuum. He is a future Hall of Famer and has a strong argument as the best NFL coach of all time. Despite his resume, the New England Patriots didn’t interest him. 

At the time, the Patriots had Julian Edelman and Chris Hogan as the top targets for quarterback Tom Brady. After those two, the wide receiver room desperately lacked quality depth. White would have provided that, at least adding a veteran presence. 

For Falcons fans out there, White has become a pretty rare commodity, an all-time great that only played for one football team. Those fans are going to be wearing those No. 84 jerseys proudly forever. You will never think of another team other than Atlanta when his name comes up, and not even legendary coach could have changed that.