The Eagles on Tuesday afternoon released veteran linebacker Devin White, who was signed to be a starter but didn't suit up.
The Eagles on Tuesday afternoon released veteran linebacker Devin White, who was signed to be a starter but had been inactive for the first quarter of the season.White was beat out by Nakobe Dean for the middle linebacker job in training camp and was inactive for the first four games on the Eagles’ schedule before the bye week.
Instead, White failed to separate himself and was actually beat out by Dean in training camp. White missed the first game of the season with an injury and missed Week 4 for “personal reasons” but the writing was on the wall. Barring injury, he wasn’t going to play this season. And even though he publicly handled the demotion well, he clearly wasn’t happy being sent to the bench.
Because White didn’t offer much on special teams, he was destined to be a weekly healthy scratch. Now, he’ll presumably get a chance to continue is career elsewhere. White was the No. 5 overall pick by the Buccaneers out of LSU back in 2019 and his career got off to a promising start. He was even a Pro Bowler in 2021. But he fell out of favor in 2023 and was benched by head coach Todd Bowles in Tampa. He was supposed to have a chance to turn his career around in Philly but that short-lived chapter is now over.
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