Devin White ready to prove himself on 1-year deal with Eagles originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
If you turn on Buccaneers tape from the 2023 season, Devin White wants you to know one thing.
That guy in the No. 45 jersey — it’s not him.
Not the real version anyway.
The 26-year-old former first-round pick knows that last season was not his best in the NFL. And after signing a one-year contract with the Eagles, he’s hoping to show the rest of the league that he can still play at a Pro Bowl level.
“It’s great. It’s an opportunity to go show why I was drafted top five, why I helped a team win a Super Bowl. And, obviously, just to prove what I do,” White said on Tuesday afternoon the NovaCare Complex. “I don’t lack any confidence as far as being on a one-year deal. I didn’t shy away from it. I think it was the best thing to happen.
“Hey, last year wasn’t who you were. That’s never been Devin White, in and out on tape, just dealing with everything I dealt with. Now you can get an opportunity on an even bigger stage, it’s a bigger platform here. I think it’s a better all-around team built here. Right here, right now, to go do great things. I just want to be a part of that.”
The Eagles agreed to terms with White last week on a one-year contract that’s reportedly worth up to $7.5 million, of which the base value will surely be significantly lower.
It’s not exactly what White expected to happen a year ago.
“It’s been a roller coaster. A lot happened,” White said of his last year. “A lot of good, a lot of bad. But at the end of the day, I stayed myself. I stayed the same. And I think I found the other side. And I feel like it’s a good side. I got another opportunity to play the game that I love and just have fun.”
The Buccaneers drafted White out of LSU with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2019 draft and there were some exceptional highs. White was a Pro Bowler in 2021 and the year before he was a key player on a Super Bowl…
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Publish date : 2024-03-20 11:00:00
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