Mike White is working his way toward an AFC East cycle. The former Jets backup/occasional starter, released by the Dolphins this week, will catch on with the Bills after visiting.
The Bills are carrying Mitchell Trubisky behind Josh Allen; White will join the Buffalo practice squad, per NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero. This gives the four-time reigning AFC East champions an experienced option behind the former first-round picks.
Spending last year as Tua Tagovailoa‘s top backup, White lost the job to Skylar Thompson after Miami’s preseason slate. The Dolphins had given White a two-year, $10MM deal in 2023. He will settle for far less as a P-squad option.
Teams no longer have unlimited elevations for quarterbacks, thanks to the NFLPA nixing the would-be rule change. But Buffalo has not seen Allen miss any starts due to injury since his rookie season. That would make this one of the more likely teams to go with a two-QB setup.
White’s most notable NFL work came in New York. He became quite popular among Jets fans during Zach Wilson‘s tenure, replacing the struggling No. 2 overall pick due to injury and then for performance reasons. White helped the Jets to an upset win over the Bengals in 2021, becoming the first Jet QB to surpass 400 passing yards in a game since Vinny Testaverde. White, 29, is 2-5 as a starter and carries a 62.6% completion rate to Buffalo.
Teams are allotted six spots on their P-squads for vested veterans. With Trubisky not playing well in Pittsburgh — or for most of his pro career — the Bills have a potential QB2 option set to join their 16-man taxi squad.
Smart move by the Bills. Another dumb oversight by the Giants inept front office.
It’s not a dumb oversight if multiple teams, including perhaps the Giants, offered him a spot but he chose the Bills. That’s the nice thing about practice squad invites for the player, they can pick and choose their destination.
Whoa. Interesting move lmao I know they gonna ask all about Miami schemes now
“Wait a sec… are you suggesting that teams sometimes sign players cast off by their rivals only to get inside playbook information? That’s crazy!”
— signed, Tom Coughlin, who as Jaguars coach in the 90s when Pittsburgh and Jacksonville were division rivals, would pick up every guy the Steelers dropped, then cut them right after Steelers-Jaguars games
Lmao
Great move by Buffalo, in my opinion. The only hangup I would have is White’s lack of athleticism in relation to Allen’s. I’ve made no secret of my own opinion of White, but he is not a threat to move the ball with his legs like Allen. He’s not a guy that you want taking hits. Buffalo’s playbook does ask for a lot more of the passer’s arm than his legs, however, so I don’t see this as a big concern. White should be an improvement over Trubisky in every area but his running, which really doesn’t concern me much at all. Great pickup for the Bills.
I think they are keeping Trubisky.
White is going to replace Buechelle on the ps.
If he remains on the PS, he’s getting poached. But I don’t have anything against Trubisky; I just really like what White brings as a passer.
Maybe – but if he had a 53 man offer he wouldn’t take the ps job.
Someone could get hurt, but that offer didn’t appear to be there.
Perhaps, perhaps. I still like the deal, I hope for Buffalo’s sake that they don’t lose him. Trubisky has the advantage of mobility, for sure. What do you think-do you prefer Trubisky or White?
I really love White as a 3rd guy.
Trubisky has declined. He has been a check down champion for the last year or so.
At least White wants to throw it and take a few chances.
Im probably leaning White – but I can have my mind changed.
I agree.