{"id":82057,"date":"2025-08-23T10:59:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T10:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82057"},"modified":"2025-08-23T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:00:24","slug":"patriots-making-it-obvious-theyre-worried-about-keion-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82057","title":{"rendered":"Patriots Making It Obvious They&#8217;re Worried About Keion White"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2177126690-e1755903759207.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2177126690-e1755903759207.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2177126690-e1755903759207.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2177126690-e1755903759207.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patriots Making It Obvious They're Worried About Keion White\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The New England Patriots are showing they&#8217;re worried about defensive end Keion White.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He\u2019s supposed to be a breakout player ready to be a menace in a more aggressive defensive scheme, but it\u2019s obvious the New England Patriots are worried about Keion White.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile edge-rusher has looked anything but a nailed-on starter during recent practices, a trend that continued during the final week of preseason. White got more work than a first-teamer should during the Pats\u2019 last exhibition game, a 42-10 defeat to the New York Giants on Thursday, August 21.<\/p>\n<p>White got \u201cextended work\u201d with 30 snaps, per ESPN\u2019s Mike Reiss, who pointed out the snap count was \u201cnotable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"1d8d7093b2dbadb0f3ab2fa4af5ab4a5\">\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeReiss\/status\/1958825255167783131\">\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Defensive snaps vs. Giants:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8 Jabrill Peppers (21) and Craig Woodson (21) paired at safety, which Mike Vrabel said he wanted to see<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8 Extended work for Keion White (30) is notable<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfc8 Alex Austin (10), D.J. James (10) start and get quick workload as projected top backup CBs pic.twitter.com\/dyPLGGBP8a<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeReiss\/status\/1958825255167783131<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Reiss is right to raise an eyebrow at how long White stayed on the field against Big Blue. It wasn\u2019t a game for valuable starters, but rather an occasion for fringe players to convince coaches they should stick around and escape roster cuts.<\/p>\n<p>White isn\u2019t going to be involved in roster cuts, but head coach Mike Vrabel and defensive coordinator Terrell Williams still needed to see more from the 26-year-old ahead of a pivotal season.<\/p>\n<p>Coaches have had enough doubts for White to spend \u201ctime with the second unit\u201d at training camp on Tuesday, August 19, according to Reiss. Williams made it clear he considers White still a work in progress: \u201cBig, physical guy. Still a young player that has some development to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The message is clear. White must improve or face a reduced role.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patriots Need More from Keion White<\/h2>\n<p>Vrabel and general manager Eliot Wolf have since started the process of trimming the roster. Their moves included dumping a fourth-round pick from the 2023 draft, the same year White entered the pros as a second-round choice.<\/p>\n<p>He was a highly touted prospect, but White has rarely lived up to expectations since. That\u2019s despite being a physically imposing specimen capable of creating pressure from multiple spots, including along the interior.<\/p>\n<p>What White hasn\u2019t done is post the numbers to match his potential. A mere six sacks shows there\u2019s still plenty of room to grow as a pass-rusher, but finding his best position has proved tricky.<\/p>\n<p>The problem showed up against the Giants, when Taylor Kyles of Patriots on CLNS highlighted White losing out to backup left tackle Marcus Mbow. Fortunately, White became \u201cmore effective on the left edge, highlighted by quick pressure on a jab-rip and drawing a hold,\u201d shown at the 1:04 mark.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fa3f0fd757ae04183c392ef1fd5f2d8a\">\n<div data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tkyles39\/status\/1958882670454165848?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\">\n<blockquote data-dnt=\"true\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Keion White (#99) played with good effort vs NYG, but LT Marcus Mbow moved him as a run blocker and won their initial confrontations on a couple of dropbacks<\/p>\n<p>White was more effective on the left edge, highlighted by quick pressure on a jab-rip and drawing a hold pic.twitter.com\/SetRxmCiko<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/tkyles39\/status\/1958882670454165848<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The contrast in how he played at either edge summed up White\u2019s main issue. He\u2019s advertised as a roving disruptor, but big No. 99 needs the continuity of a regular spot from where he can build his game.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patriots Have Reason to Give Keion White More Chances<\/h2>\n<p>White may be on the cusp of losing out to free-agency imports Harold Landry III and K\u2019Lavon Chaisson, a possible hidden gem, but there\u2019s still ample reason for the Patriots to give him at least one more chance.<\/p>\n<p>The reason involves White generating 41 pressures last season, a jump of 28 compared with his rookie year, per Pro Football Reference. Those pressures prove White can put heat on the pocket consistently, but he must unlock his full capability.<\/p>\n<p>White has a better chance of doing that in the more active, pass-rushing front Vrabel and Williams have planned. The scheme should be the catalyst for White to finally prove his talents, but the Patriots aren\u2019t hiding their reasons to worry about his less than impressive development.<\/p>\n<p>James Dudko covers the New York Giants, Washington Commanders, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens for Heavy.com. He has covered the NFL and world soccer since 2011, with bylines at FanSided, Prime Time Sports Talk and Bleacher Report before joining Heavy in 2021. More about James Dudko<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England Patriots are revealing obvious signs they&#8217;re worried about the development of third-year DE and proposed starter Keion White.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":82058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Patriots Making It Obvious They&#039;re Worried About Keion White - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=82057\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patriots Making It Obvious They&#039;re Worried About Keion White - 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