PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles released linebacker Devin White on Tuesday, the team announced.
The Eagles signed White to a one-year, $4 million free agent contract in March in an effort to bolster a linebacker group that struggled in 2023. Things appeared to take a turn for the worse. good start for White, while working with the first team. defense throughout training camp. However, former Georgia star Nakobe Dean came on strong late in the summer and edged out White for the starting job over Zack Baun.
White was inactive for each of the Eagles’ four games this season. He did not travel to Brazil for the season opener against the Green Bay Packers due to an ankle injury. He was healthy for the next two games. White missed the last game at Tampa Bay for personal reasons.
The Eagles and White reached an agreement, a league source said, in which the team would now release him before the trade deadline (when he would be subject to waivers) while agreeing to terms that could allow possible financial savings in Philadelphia.
White, 26, played his first five seasons with the Bucs, making the NFL All-Rookie team and receiving a Pro Bowl nomination in 2021. He started 13 games last season and finished with 83 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
He struggled with foot and groin injuries throughout the 2023 season and was replaced in the starting lineup by KJ Britt down the stretch.
