With his recent comments about his changing role in the offense, and pregame reports about teams calling the Falcons to see if he’s available in trade, it was reasonable to wonder about Roddy White’s future there.
But Falcons officials vehemently denied he was on the block, and White himself said he wanted to spend his whole career in Atlanta.
“I haven’t heard any of that,” White said, via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I’m a Falcon. I’ll be a Falcon for life. I’ve dedicated everything I’ve got to this team and this organization. I’m going to continue to do that. I’m going to continue each and every week to get better, be a better football player and try to win.”
The veteran wideout had his biggest contribution in weeks, with a pair of key catches and a pass interference call during their fourth-quarter touchdown drive in an overtime win over Washington. That included a fourth-down conversion in the final minute, showing the implicit trust they have in him.
Meanwhile, a high-ranking team official threw an exclamation point in for good measure when asked if they might be willing to move him, since he’s fallen to their third option behind Julio Jones and Leonard Hankerson.
“No!,” the official said. “[We’ve] had no calls and most importantly he is a Falcon and an important part of this offense.”
At least Sunday he was, as the Falcons stayed perfect at 5-0.
