6 rings: Reaction and analysis from the Patriots preseason opener
When the Patriots selected Keion White with the 46th overall pick in this year's draft, there was an assumption made that he didn’t want to play in New England. This was, unfairly, due to his reaction after being selected followed by a subsequent social media storm.
As it turns out, he’s just an all-business baller.
“It was a good experience,” White told the media following New England’s 20-9 loss to the Texans on Thursday night. “Definitely have a lot that I need to learn and take from the game. Obviously I reserve all the rights to comment on it until I watch the film and assess it for myself.”
He told himself before the game that he just wants to “play physical. I can fix all the rest of the stuff, technique and everything obviously needs to be corrected. Just play a physical and dominant style of the game was my main focus today.”
The former Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket tallied three tackles and a QB hit in his NFL debut, and was also at the point of attack on a fumble between Davis Mills and Dare Ogunbowale, delivering a bone shaking hit on the running back:
“You see ball, get ball,” White said on the play. “Kind of just make a good football play, ball on the ground and I went to dive for it.”
The 6-foot-5 defensive end was in the Texans backfield all night long. He clearly belongs in this league and I’d argue that he showed enough to not have to play in the preseason again. Sit him down and keep him healthy.
White, however, isn’t satisfied:
“Just being able to play faster,” he said regarding what he wants to improve on heading into Green Bay next week.
“There were a lot of times where I was just trying to dissect a little too much. I just needed to play fast, put my hand down and go.”
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