Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft pick Devin White already had a lot of pressure on him being the number five overall pick, and coach Bruce Arians comment's will no doubt increase those.
Speaking to Ira Kaufman of JoeBucsFan.com, Arians said that he sees a “once-in-a-lifetime”-type player in the former LSU Tigers standout.
Kaufman asked Arians if he thought all the talk was going to be too much for White and he might fold under all the pressure.
“No, not at all. You’re right. He’s come in; he’s so mature. You know, and he’s in great condition. He’s extremely bright. He loves it. You know, you get these guys once in a lifetime. They all got physical skills, but they don’t love it. I mean, they wouldn’t do it for free. This cat would do it for free as long as he can ride his horses. …
“Some guys just have that, so don’t be afraid of it. Tyrann Mathieu walked in; he wasn’t afraid of it. Now we had Patrick Peterson, we had Calais Campbell, no, he took over. Now he had really smart guys around him to help him, too, which we’ve got some guys like that.”
The Buccaneers defense has struggled the last couple of years and they need someone to step up and be the new case of it. The hope is that White will take the reins of that role right away, and be the face of the defense and the franchise for many years to come.
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