9 months after tearing his ACL, Tre’Davious White nonetheless is not able to return to the sphere. And he will not be for some time. As a part of their cutdown to a 53-man roster Tuesday, the Bills have positioned the star cornerback on the Bodily Unable to Carry out (PUP) record, guaranteeing he’ll miss a minimum of the primary 4 video games of the 2022 season.
A 2019 All-Professional, the 27-year-old White hasn’t suited up since struggling his season-ending knee damage final Thanksgiving, spending all summer season in rehab. Whereas the No. 1 cowl man has been working with power and conditioning employees behind the scenes, per New York’s Democrat & Chronicle, he now will not be eligible to start training with the workforce till after Week 4.
Gamers who open the common season on PUP have 21 days to be activated to the 53-man roster as soon as designated to return. Coach Sean McDermott, when requested beforehand how a lot preparation White would require to make his game-day debut, mentioned that each participant is completely different, suggesting the veteran cornerback would return sooner fairly than later as soon as designated to return off PUP.
In White’s absence, the Payments are anticipated to lean on veteran Taron Johnson, second-year starter Dane Jackson and rookie first-rounder Kaiir Elam at nook. This offseason the workforce additionally re-signed particular groups ace Siran Neal, who noticed elevated defensive snaps in 2021 and may very well be in for a bigger position.
When wholesome, White has been one of many NFL‘s high gamers at his place. The 2-time Professional Bowler led the league with six interceptions in 2019 and has logged a minimum of 10 cross deflections three completely different instances.
