TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have inside linebacker Devin White -- arguably their best defensive player -- back in time to face the New Orleans Saints this week in the NFC divisional game.
White was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday along with defensive lineman Steve McLendon after both missed the last two games, including the Bucs' wild-card win over Washington Saturday.
The fifth-overall draft pick in 2019, White led the Bucs with 9.0 sacks in the regular season. Despite missing the final two games, he still led the Bucs with 140 combined tackles this season -- fifth-most in the NFL -- and plays a significant role in Todd Bowles' double- and triple-A gap blitzes.