Buccaneers’ Devin White pushes back that he ‘quit’ on team, explains why he was healthy scratch vs. Packers

One of the biggest stories prior to Sunday’s slate of NFL games was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ decision to make Devin White a healthy scratch for the Buccaneers’ game against the Packers. 

White missed the Buccaneers’ last two games with a knee injury, but several outlets, including the Tampa Bay Times, have reported that White being inactive for Sunday’s game had nothing to do with injuries. Speaking to reporters following Week 15, White pushed back on the idea that his benching was due to anything beyond health.

“I’ve just been seeing a lot of stuff saying like, that I quit on my team,” White said, via ESPN. “I don’t understand how I could do that when it was a personal — like for me and coach [Todd] Bowles — decision to sit down and rest to be able to help my team. And even when I haven’t been playing, I’ve been in the building. I’ve been out there just supporting them. … I’ll never quit on my team.”

Head coach Todd Bowles noted that White was medically cleared to play but indicated to the team that he didn’t feel right, which is what led to him listing the veteran…


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Author : Bryan DeArdo

Publish date : 2023-12-21 16:04:20

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