Tampa Bay Buccaneers second year linebacker Devin White was highly active in the Week 1 loss to the New Orleans Saints racking up 6 tackles and maintaining a dominant appearance in the midfield.

He was very open in response to questions concerning the defensive play of his teammates and how they orchestrated defensive coordinator Todd Bowles’ game plan. “Overall, as far as a defense, I feel like we executed Coach [Todd] Bowles’ game plan. The only thing was I felt like we should’ve been able to get more sacks and a couple turnovers. That’s what we kind of pride ourselves on is getting takeaways, so if the offense comes out and struggles early, we kind of get them back in the game them going.”

When asked about his progression from his rookie year to his second year in the NFL, White spoke much of personal growth and understanding as a player, and as a competitor. “Last year, I was just running around a lot in the off-season, traveling to different teams, the fatigue [of] not just being settled in and knowing what’s needed of me and just doing it. I feel like I’ve matured more as a young man. I did a lot of things right in the off-season to lead me to come back and have the best camp ever.”  White also gave mention to his teammate and fellow linebacker, Lavonte David. “Me and Lavonte [David], we compete very hard – let’s see who’s going to be the best, let’s see who’s going the have the best game. If I’m competing against a guy like that, there’s only good things that can come for me because I know he’s going to be on his game because he’s been on it for the past eight years. It’s a fight in our linebacker room of who can be the best and who’s going to have the best game. I just challenge myself every day at practice and when I go home, I’m still working, watching film and doing the little things.”