Roddy White ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 07: Roddy White #84 of the Atlanta Falcons walks off the field after an injury in the first half against the New Orleans Saints at the Georgia Dome on September 7, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Roddy White lost a lot of money on the Super Bowl. A ton. Oh, and because of the way the Atlanta Falcons lost to the New England Patriots, White was willing to fight former Falcons’ offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan because of the defeat.

What a time to be alive.

White, 35, was a four-time All-Pro wide receiver for the Falcons from 2005-2015, so he just missed the Super Bowl run. Maybe he was sad about missing out on a great season, or maybe he was just frustrated by his team blowing a huge lead. Regardless, his time in Las Vegas during Super Bowl weekend wasn’t great.

According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, White flew to Vegas on the Saturday before the Super Bowl, planned on flying to Houston for the game on Sunday, and then back to Sin City after the game.

His trip to Vegas weren’t as beneficial as he may have hoped.

The former NFL wideout reportedly lost $60,000 on blackjack. That’s right, $60,000! Keep in mind, White also had to pay for the private jet and Super Bowl tickets, which you’d think easily totaled more than $60,000.

The thing is, he didn’t even use the jet or tickets! Instead, he watched the Falcons blow a 28-3 lead on a big screen in a casino, which is the exact location a former Falcon probably shouldn’t watch his team lose a big lead in the Super Bowl.

“I’m glad I wasn’t a part of that team because I probably literally would’ve fought him,” White said on the “We Never Played the Game” podcast with WSB TV’s Zach Klein and the AJC’s Jeff Schultz.

Oh, okay. That seems like a reasonable response.

“To not finish — and that’s what you preach,” White said. “You have a kicker in a dome and he don’t miss.”

“As a coaching staff, you’re on the headset,” he said. “Nobody said, ‘Were going to run the ball three times.’”

So you know that $60,000 he lost on gambling? That wasn’t all White lost that weekend. He also blew $40,000 on the game itself. That’s a combined $100,000 loss in one weekend.

Then again, Charles Barkley was with White in Vegas, and lost $100,000 on the game alone. That doesn’t even include what he may have lost or won on casino games.

“You destroyed a dream for a city,” White said. “It’s bigger than me. The city of Atlanta needed that championship and you had it. Arthur Blank needed that championship and he deserved to win that game, with everything he’s been through. It was finally our time to win and it just hurt me that we didn’t get it done.”

The dream of winning money in Vegas was also destroyed for White that weekend.

During the game, when Julio Jones made that big catch at the 22-yard-line with Atlanta up 28-20 and back in field goal range, White thought his $40,000 was safe.

“I was like, ‘That’s it. Game’s over. We’re going to have a parade. I’m going to fly back to Georgia. We’re going to have fun,’” White said.

But then the Falcons unraveled with the second-and-11 sack and failing to score once again.

The Falcons not only lost the Super Bowl, but the man White wanted to fight left town and joined the San Francisco 49ers (along with a couple of other Falcons coaches). As a result, their path to the Super Bowl next year may be a little tougher.

Let’s just hope for White’s sake if the Falcons make it back to the big game, he’s not in Vegas to celebrate.

[Atlanta-Journal Constitution]

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