In Week 15 of the 2023 NFL season, the last straw finally snapped.
After weeks, and some could even argue years, of under-production and a generally poor attitude, the Buccaneers made the decision to bench former top 5 pick Devin White prior to the team’s critical contest against the Green Bay Packers.
It was a bold move, given White’s pedigree, head coach Todd Bowles’s noted admiration for him, and the relatively unproven depth behind him, but it’s clear between the on- and off-field drama that it was time to move on. In his stead, 2021 fifth-rounder K.