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The Bills are going to roll with Thaddeus Lewis and Jeff Tuel for now. White is hoping to get a shot to land as Terrelle Pryor’s backup in Oakland.

The Raiders clearly aren’t satisfied with current backups Matt McGloin and Matt Flynn. But White, who impressed during the preseason while with the Redskins, might not even make it to Oakland. He’s still in Buffalo and is a candidate to serve as Josh Freeman’s backup until E.J. Manuel (knee) returns.

There was a reason White fell out of the league so swiftly despite being a 2009 second-rounder. In theory, he fits Washington’s offense as a read-option dynamo, but White’s limitations as a passer are great. He’s also undersized. White likely won’t make it past first cuts in Redskins camp.

Good luck. White, the former second-round pick that was dumped by Miami after one season, has since played minor league baseball in the Royals organization, been cut by the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League and taken some acting classes. He hasn’t gotten a sniff of interest from the NFL. Now he’s at the Senior Bowl trying to stir up some buzz. “I know that I can still do it,” said White. “I just want to come out here, shake hands, show my face and let coaches know that I’m interested.”

It’s White’s latest gambit as he attempts to “relaunch” his career. White was a read-option maestro at WVU, but the fact that he couldn’t even hold a roster spot in the UFL suggests his comeback won’t gain any traction.

“Coach (Jim Harbaugh) and I had a conversation about me coming in to work out,’' White said Sunday. “We haven’t set up a formal date. I’m just going to make sure I keep working hard for when that day comes.” It’s possible the visit never comes to pass, but it would be White’s first since he started off on the comeback trail. The odds are heavily stacked against the former second-round bust cracking someone’s 53-man roster.

White, 27, has been out of football since the Dolphins cut him out of training camp in 2010. He recently worked out at West Virginia’s Pro Day in hopes of making a comeback. San Francisco has just two quarterbacks on its current roster and will likely add two before training camp.

White’s unlikely comeback has earned him visits with two of the league’s most stable franchises, New York and San Francisco. He’d obviously be a better fit for a 49ers team that’s adopted the read option, but wouldn’t be higher than third on the depth chart in either city. Just landing a contract would be a major victory for the former second-round bust.

It suggests White is on the verge of a deal with someone else, but his only other visit was to San Francisco. The 49ers acquired Colt McCoy on Monday, lessening the chances they’d add White to the mix.

We now know why White canceled his Giants visit. White would certainly fit Mike Shanahan’s evolving read-option offense, but has never attempted a regular season pass. The move would be made with the long-view in mind. If the Redskins like White’s development behind RG3 and Kirk Cousins, perhaps they’d be amenable to dealing pocket-passer Cousins in 2014. That’s a huge if, though. White will have to earn a roster spot before all else.