When Roddy White says things such as “I’m not out here just f—ing around just to sit around to just block f—ing people all day,” it’s easy to surmise that he might be something less than gruntled.
But White said that’s not true, that he’s perfectly fine with his role with the Falcons.
Upset with the perception created by yesterday’s ESPN.com report that he wasn’t happy with how he was being used, White called D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution to clear the air.
“I’m here for one thing and that’s to win,” White said. “This is nothing to get mad over. I can’t control no plays that are being called in the huddle. All I can do is run the routes I’m supposed to run on the play and do my job. That’s all I can do.”
White’s role has diminished gradually, and he had a streak of 130 straight games with a reception stopped against the Giants. Leonard Hankerson has emerged as their new No. 2 option behind Julio Jones, limiting the chances he’s getting. But he’s convinced they’ll come.
“I know that I’m going to get my chances because of how people are going to play us,” White said. “[Doubling Julio is] the only chance that people have in playing us. I’m going to get the ball. I’m not really concerned.”
But it sounded like he was yesterday, he’s the quick effort to jam the toothpaste back in the tube, rather than disrupt a 4-0 start for the Falcons.
