James White has been one of the most dependable players on the field for the Patriots for several years, including being one of the centerpieces on the Super Bowl LI and LII winning teams.
White has also been a team captain since 2018 and as evident by Bill Belichick's words Tuesday, he is someone the coach has a ton of trust in.
"As a coaching staff, he's one of the players that I love to talk to," Belichick said via video conference. "How are things going? How do you think we're doing? Where are we on this? Where are we on that? He's very honest, and he has a good perspective. It's not too high, not too low. It's very honest and helpful. It helps me prepare and manage the team. I've always done that with the players that I thought had a good pulse on things, and he's certainly one of those guys, and that shows up a lot in the captains meetings that we've had in previous years.
"We haven't elected captains this year, but he does a great job in those meetings of verbalizing where we are, what we need to do, how we need to do it, so forth. As I said, I really enjoy my personal interactions with James and his views and his perspectives. I think he brings a great level of insight to our team, but in his own style, and it's an effective style. It's just different than some other guys."
White re-signed with the team for one year this offseason, as he's heading into his eighth NFL season.
