Two weeks ago, he was celebrated for putting on a magnificent show in a stunning 34-31 upset of the Bengals. Mike White captivated the MetLife Stadium crowd that afternoon, throwing for 405 yards and three touchdowns in one of the season’s biggest upsets and injecting something the Jets have been so desperately in need of these last several years: Hope.
He was named the AFC’s Offensive Player of the Week. His game-day jersey and a football were sent to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to be put on display. He even earned an honor we’d never even heard of before: the Nickelodeon "NVP Award," which delighted his two young children.