Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White is signing a one-year deal value as much as $7.5 million with the Philadelphia Eagles, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Annoyed by not getting a brand new contract this previous offseason, White requested a commerce however as an alternative performed underneath the fifth-year choice. He then struggled in 2023 with foot and groin accidents all through the season and was changed by Ok.J. Britt because the Buccaneers fought for a playoff berth. The 2 rotated within the postseason, with White taking part in 37 defensive snaps in two video games.
White, 26, confirmed what he’s able to with an interception of Trevor Lawrence that keyed a 30-12 rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars on Christmas Eve. Playmaking has by no means been the problem for White although — as an alternative, it has been consistency, as there have been a number of cases of him being caught out of place. He surrendered a gap drive landing to Najee Harris within the flat whereas taking part in the Pittsburgh Steelers and gave up a expensive landing to Christian McCaffrey whereas taking part in the San Francisco 49ers final season.
The Bucs’ fifth general draft pick of LSU within the 2019 NFL draft, White’s breakout season got here the next yr in 2020, main the Bucs with 140 mixed tackles (97 solo) through the common season, with 9 sacks, a compelled fumble, a fumble restoration and 4 passes defended. Regardless of lacking the wild-card spherical playoff sport resulting from COVID-19, White led the Bucs with 38 mixed postseason tackles (27 solo), two fumble recoveries and two interceptions, together with a pick-six of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in Tremendous Bowl LV.
White’s compiled multi-sack performances on six completely different events, together with three sacks in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders – the place he additionally had a compelled fumble — in 2020 and in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons in 2020. One in every of White’s most memorable performances got here within the Bucs’ 21-16 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Munich, Germany. White registered a sack and a sack compelled fumble of quarterback Geno Smith simply days after his father, Carlos Thomas, died at age 45.
He has 364 tackles, 23 sacks, six compelled fumbles and three interceptions in 76 profession video games.
ESPN’s Jenna Laine contributed to this report.