Alaina Getzenberg, ESPN Oct. 2, 2023, 4:12 p.m. ET
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- Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. You can follow her on Twitter @agetzenberg.
BUFFALO, NY – An MRI confirmed the worst for one of the Buffalo Bills’ key players. Cornerback Tre’Davious White tore his right Achilles tendon on Sunday, coach Sean McDermott said Monday afternoon.
McDermott said White will miss the rest of the season.
White suffered the injury while covering wide receiver Tyreek Hill on a four-and-1 play in the final minute of the third quarter in the Bills’ 48-20 victory over the Miami Dolphins. Defensive tackle Ed Oliver had a sack on the play.
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White was attended to by athletic trainers and threw his helmet in frustration. The entire Bills sideline surrounded him before he was carried into the locker room.
The injury came less than two years after White tore his left ACL on Thanksgiving Day 2021. It took exactly a year for the cornerback to return to a game after that injury, but he started six regular season games and two games this season in playoff games last year. According to Next Gen Stats, White allowed eight receptions on 15 targets, two touchdowns, just 3.2 yards per attempt as the closest defender in coverage and had two passes defended this season.
McDermott’s first draft pick with the Bills was White in 2017. Since then, the 28-year-old White has started 81 games, totaled 18 interceptions and 67 passes defended. He is a two-time Pro Bowler and was named first-team All-Pro in 2019.
In positive injury news for the Bills, McDermott also confirmed that pass rusher Von Miller will return to practice this week, opening the 21-day window in which the team can activate him from the physically unable to perform list. He is recovering from a serious right ACL injury sustained on Thanksgiving.