FORT MYERS, Fla. – Over the course of a roughly two-and-a-half hour drive from Miami to Fort Myers, it becomes apparent where Hurricane Ian began to strike Florida.
Entering Fort Myers’ city limits, there are signs with letters blown backward or completely off. Debris lines the sidewalk, at this point compiled as neatly as possible for pickup. Boats have washed ashore. Barren trees occupy otherwise empty parking lots. The palm trees that managed to keep their branches are hunched over, still weary two weeks later from the beating from the Category 4 storm.
It’s the view Miami Dolphins rookie ZaQuandre White sees frequently as he makes the trip between his new city and his hometown.