Buffalo Bills CB Tre’Davious White placed on PUP list

Buffalo Payments cornerback Tre’Davious White has been positioned on the reserve/bodily unable to carry out checklist to start out the 2022 NFL season as he is nonetheless recovering from a torn ACL suffered final Thanksgiving.

White, 27, will miss no less than the primary 4 video games of the season.

White joined the staff at the start of coaching camp and raised eyebrows, exhibiting an elevated workload whereas rehabbing, giving the Payments hope that he’d be accessible to start out the season.

That optimism dwindled weekly, as Smith hasn’t been seen on the sector in over a month.

Smith, a two-time Professional Bowl choice and one-time All-Professional, is considered as one of many league’s premier defensive backs, taking part in on what was the very best passing protection within the league in 2021.

Earlier than struggling his harm final season, White recorded 41 mixed tackles, one interception, one fumble restoration, and one compelled fumble in 11 video games. Based on Pro Football Focus, White was thought-about among the best playmaking DBs within the league in the course of the 2020 season, with 17.1% of targets into his protection leading to a move breakup or interception, which was prime 5 amongst defensive backs. 

It’s unclear what further time Smith will miss, however Buffalo’s Normal Supervisor, Brandon Beane, does not plan to hurry him again.

“You are meshing how we rehab individuals to what they wish to see,” Beane mentioned, per ESPN. “And so, getting that, it’s a must to all sort of collaboratively work collectively in what’s in Tre’s finest curiosity earlier than we put him on the market. So, we’re going to ensure we’re all in settlement that he is prepared to start out training. And we’re not simply going to say, ‘Hey, on a Wednesday, Thursday, Tre, get on the market and play him on Sunday.”

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