The Houston Texans on Wednesday signed former Professional Bowl linebacker Devin White, who was launched by the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this month.
The Eagles signed White to a one-year, $4 million contract in free company however he was inactive for Philadelphia’s first 4 video games after which missed their fifth sport towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his former workforce, due to private causes.
A league supply advised ESPN’s Tim McManus that the Eagles agreed to launch him earlier than the commerce deadline so he would not be topic to waivers and will choose his new workforce.
White, 26, performed his first 5 seasons with the Buccaneers, making the NFL All-Rookie Crew in 2019. In 2020, he led the workforce with 140 mixed tackles (97 solo) throughout the common season, with 9 sacks, a pressured fumble, a fumble restoration and 4 passes defended. Then within the postseason, regardless of lacking the wild-card spherical playoff sport as a consequence of COVID-19, he led the Bucs with 38 mixed postseason tackles (27 solo), 2 fumble recoveries and a couple of interceptions, together with a pick-six of Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in Tampa Bay’s Tremendous Bowl LV victory.
He obtained his solely Professional Bowl nod in 2021 when he completed with 128 tackles and three.5 sacks and adopted that up with 124 tackles and 5.5 sacks in 2022.
He began 13 video games final season and completed with 83 tackles and a couple of.5 sacks however handled foot and groin accidents and was changed within the beginning lineup by Okay.J. Britt down the stretch. White requested a commerce earlier than final season however ended up enjoying final season for the Bucs on the fifth-year choice in his rookie contract.
