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Teen Wolf at heart of Buc's name change

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He's still No. 91 in pewter, but he's no longer Greg White. Tampa Bay's second-year DE has officially changed his name. On Monday, a Hillsborough County Circuit Court granted White's request to change his name from Gregory Alphonso White Jr. to Stylez G, White. Circuit Judge Steve Scott Stephens signed off on White's petition and as White walked through the Bucs locker room Monday, he gleefully distributed copies of the final judgment. White said he picked his new name from a character in the 1985 movie "Teen Wolf," starring Michael J. Fox. "That was his best friend's name," White said. "I always liked that name. It's not that I don't like Greg White." In the movie, Fox's friend is named Rupert "Stiles" Stilinski. White changed the spelling and adopted the name as his own.

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December 16, 2008  06:05 AM ET

Weird, yet stupid.

December 16, 2008  06:21 AM ET

glad his favorite movie wasnt a pr0n..

December 16, 2008  06:29 AM ET

Sounds better than Ocho Cinco, unless you live in Mexico!

December 16, 2008  06:39 AM ET

Too much money and too much free time on his hands..

December 16, 2008  06:52 AM ET

How old is this guy again?

December 16, 2008  07:07 AM ET

Why not change his name to "Ima Moron?"

December 16, 2008  07:19 AM ET

And under the category "more money than brains" we have...

December 16, 2008  07:21 AM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Why not change his name to "Ima Moron?"

He didn't want to copy CJ!!!!

My spanish is a little rusty but doesn't

Ocho Cinco = Ima Moron??????

December 16, 2008  07:52 AM ET

to me ocho cinco is definitely "catchier"........lol


i didnt have a problem w/ chad going by ocho cinco so he could put it on his jersey, stylez just changed his for the heck of it, it seems. not my "style" but how can u argue with a teen wolf reference

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December 16, 2008  08:11 AM ET

Did he unveil the name at TO's birthday party? Must be a slow news day in the NFL, wasn't there a game on last night?

December 16, 2008  08:34 AM ET

Is this going to be the next big thing for millionare athletes? Change your name to something stupid?

December 16, 2008  08:54 AM ET

And the beat goes on with certain people with the funny made up names.

December 16, 2008  08:59 AM ET

A truly fascinating story, which will become an argument about racism by the middle of page 2.

December 16, 2008  09:03 AM ET

uh-huh.......

December 16, 2008  09:05 AM ET

Well, at least he isn't shooting himself

December 16, 2008  09:26 AM ET

Man, naming yourself from an obscure character from Teen Wolf? That's awesome. I'm loving this new trend of players changing their names to reflect their personal creativity.

December 16, 2008  10:00 AM ET

What a dork.........how big a loser must this guy be to do this?

December 16, 2008  10:04 AM ET

great story..explains why this team won't win anything when it matters...we're doing this on our off time rather than getting better...gruden should put the smack down....

 
December 16, 2008  10:05 AM ET

This is the type of story that makes black people wish that no white people are reading this.

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