Tre’Davious White has been in the NFL since 2017 but Sunday marked the first time he was a healthy scratch. The Rams shockingly benched White against the Green Bay Packers, making him one of their inactives for Week 5.
White, a two-time Pro Bowler and first-team All-Pro from his time with the Bills, struggled badly in the first four weeks of the season and now faces an uncertain future in Los Angeles heading into the bye.
After the Rams’ 24-19 loss to the Packers, Sean McVay explained the decision to bench White and make him unavailable for the game, saying it was partly because of the depth at cornerback and partly because of special teams.
“It was a coaching decision,” McVay said. “He’s been a pro in every sense of the word but you get Darious back, we felt like we were going to have a larger role for Ahkello and so there are some special teams considerations that go into it, so that was what resulted in him being inactive.”
White has been a weak link in a bad Rams secondary this season, committing four penalties and allowing multiple touchdowns in coverage. He’s been a frequent target for opposing quarterbacks and he simply hasn’t risen to the occasion.
His two defensive penalties last week, including a pass interference that set up the Bears at the 1-yard line, might’ve been the last straw.
In his place, Ahkello Witherspoon and Darious Williams played better, helping hold Jordan Love to 224 yards passing.