Sep 25, 2023; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White (45) takes the field for warm ups before a game against the Philadelphia Eaglesat Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Nathan Ray Seebeck
Despite being inactive for Week 4's game against the Buccaneers, Eagles linebacker Devin White was selected for random drug testing.
Not only was White inactive, but he wasn't even in Tampa Bay with the Eagles after being ruled out for personal reasons earlier in the week. But he shared a screenshot of the request for a performance-enhancing drug test he received from an NFL official:
Look at what tweeting got me, I’m not even at the stadium bruh pic.twitter.com/Ywih3xpm1t
This is the fourth time in as many games with the Eagles that White has been inactive. It's unclear what the personal reasons are the he wasn't with the Eagles this week, though there's no reason to believe he would have been on the 48-man roster for gameday anyway.
Still, not getting a chance to play in this game likely burned a little extra for the 26-year-old linebacker. The Buccaneers selected him with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, and he was a key defensive cog for the Tampa Bay team that defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV. He had to watch his former team defeat his current team 33-16 on TV.
White got himself in a little hot water earlier in the day for retweeting a post about his former Tampa Bay teammate Lavonte David forcing a fumble against his current employer, the Eagles.
I only meant to ♥️ it !! That’s my twin 4Life “it’s in my favorites”
— DEVIN WHITE (@DevinWhite__40) September 29, 2024
It kind of feels like White may not ever actually suit up for a game with the Eagles, doesn't it?
