Kevin White has played in just five games for the Chicago Bears since being drafted in 2015, and the team may finally be running out of patience with him.
Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, the oft-injured wide receiver hinted that the Bears had lost faith in him. Here is what White had to say, according to Adam Jahns of the Chicago Sun-Times:
Reporter: Do you feel the team (the #Bears) still believes in you?
WR Kevin White's answer: “Ah, don’t know. Really don’t bother me at all. I believe in myself.”
— Adam Jahns (@adamjahns) May 23, 2018
White’s career arc has been discouraging to say the least — drafted by the Bears No. 7 overall in 2015, he missed his entire rookie season with a stress fracture in his shin. White then returned for the first four games of the 2016 campaign before suffering another fracture to the same leg that ended his season. He made it back for the Bears’ season-opener in 2017 but immediately picked up another season-ending injury, this time a fractured shoulder blade.
While White, who will turn 26 next month, remains under contract with the team, the Bears recently decided to decline his fifth-year option for the 2019 season. He obviously has a lot to prove in 2018 but may not even get the opportunity after Chicago signed this free agent wide receiver in March.
