For the Los Angeles Rams, signing cornerback Tre'Davious White was a chance to continue adding veterans to a secondary that desperately needed the experience.
The past few years have been a challenge for White, who spent his first seven seasons with the Buffalo Bills. He was a two-time All-Pro and Pro-Bowler with the team before back-to-back injuries suddenly left him looking for a job. The Bills released the talented veteran at the beginning of free agency in a cap-saving move. What drew White to the Rams in the first place?
Tre'Davious White talks about signing with the Rams
"It was authentic" White told ESPN in an interview released Friday morning, "I felt like it was a good fit...We hit it off, it was very authentic, which is what I was looking for, being a guy that had been in the league for a while. Great staff, young group, a group of guys that's willing to work, so I'm looking forward to it."
Sean McVay has long held wide respect from players throughout the league, and that kind of genuine earnestness and honesty has been McVay's secret sauce.
The connections run deeper between White and the Rams. Dr. Neal ElAttrache, the Rams' team doctor, performed White's surgery to repair a torn Achilles he suffered in Week 4 of the 2023 NFL season. White felt optimistic about his recovery and is placing his full trust in the Rams' medical staff.
"Very transparent, just very authentic, the plan that they have in place," White said. "I'm a guy that's very strategic, with my approach of how I would want my rehab to go, being that I've had an ACL before and I know how rehab can go. So I was doing my homework. This team has rehab guys that have been very successful with the Achilles.
"He [Dr.ElAttrache] did promise me that with my hard work and dedication and with a great team that he promised me that I'll be back doing all the things that I've done before. So that was all the hope that I needed. And everything else I can take care of as far as the hard work and just the dedication and time I put in."
The Rams signed White to a one-year contract worth up to $10 million in March.
