Why Squirrel White is retiring just 2 weeks after signing with Chicago Bears
This is totally unexpected news.
Why Squirrel White is retiring just 2 weeks after signing with Chicago Bears originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Squirrel White's NFL career lasted just two weeks.
The undrafted free agent wide receiver from Florida State signed with the Chicago Bears on April 25. On May 11, the Bears announced that White has been placed on the Reserve/Retired list. The Bears signed two vets and two UDFAs following rookie minicamp.
pic. twitter. com/pYwRRNJCtF ā Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) May 11, 2026 The Bears offered no further explanation in their news release.
Full name Marquarius Malik White, Squirrel used to mimic the movements of a squirrel in his great-grandmother's garden. So she started calling him Squirrel, and it stuck. That nickname won't take to the NFL stage now, though.