Texans sign former Pro Bowl linebacker Devin White
The Houston Texans on Wednesday signed former Pro Bowl linebacker Devin White, who was released by the Philadelphia Eagles earlier this month.
The Eagles signed White to a one-year, $4 million contract in free agency but he was inactive for Philadelphia's first four games and then missed their fifth game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, his former team, because of personal reasons.
A league source told ESPN's Tim McManus that the Eagles agreed to release him before the trade deadline so he wouldn't be subject to waivers and could pick his new team.
White, 26, played his first five seasons with the Buccaneers, making the NFL All-Rookie Team in 2019. In 2020, he led the team with 140 combined tackles (97 solo) during the regular season, with 9 sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and 4 passes defended. Then. in the postseason, despite missing the wild-card playoff game due to COVID-19, he led the Bucs with 38 combined postseason tackles (27 solo), 2 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions, including a pick-six of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in Tampa Bay's Super Bowl LV victory.
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