Bucs’ Devin White breaks silence on trade request: ‘Got a little selfish’
The Tampa Bay linebacker said he “got a little selfish” this offseason because he wants to be a long-term player on the team that selected him fifth overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
“I don’t think it’s just about being paid. It’s just about being a guy who was drafted here and doing a lot for this program. I just want to be the long-term guy,” White said Monday,“And we just didn’t make it happen when I wanted it to. And that’s where I kind of get a little selfish. Even knowing I still had the fifth-year option and that was the thing in play.”
The Buccaneers said they had no intention of moving White after his April trade request and picked up the fifth-year option on his rookie contract for the 2023 season.Buccaneers star linebackers Devin White and Lavonte David celebrate a stop.The Louisiana State University product said conversations about his future in Tampa Bay with general manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles helped him get back in the right mindset.
Through four seasons and 62 regular season games as a Buccaneer, White has posted 483 tackles, 20.5 sacks, nine fumble recoveries and one interception. Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants carries the ball as Devin White of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defends.according to Tampa Bay reporter Evan CloskyThe Buccaneers have the ability to franchise tag White next offseason, which would keep him with the squad through the 2024 season.
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