The Philadelphia Eagles have released former North Webster and LSU star Devin White, the team announced.
White signed a $4 million, one-year contract in March after playing his first five seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The linebacker helped the Bucs win Super Bow LV in 2021.
He was the fifth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft and made the Pro Bowl in his third year. He was named second-team All-Pro the Super Bowl season of 2020.
According to ESPN, White worked with the first team in training camp with the Eagles, but Georgia’s Nakobe Dean eventually was made the starter.
White was inactive in the Eagles’ first four games. ESPN reported he did not travel with the team to Brazil for the season opener because he was dealing with an ankle injury.
He was a healthy scratch for the next two games and did not play in the fourth because of personal reasons, according to the report on ESPN.com by Tim McManus.
White made a deal with the Eagles to be released before the trade deadline before he would be subjected to waivers, ESPN reported. If he agrees to terms with another team it could help the Eagles financially.
White is a 2016 graduate of North Webster where he was a star running back as well as linebacker.
Last summer, he conducted a camp at Baucum-Farrar Stadium in Springhill. In 2023, he participated in the 318 Takeover Youth Football Camp at Independence Stadium in the summer of 2023.
On X (formerly Twitter) White posted this Tuesday morning over Today’s Message.
“Focus on today! Thank you.”
His Today’s message was the following.
