The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made some key additions this offseason for the back end of their defense, and safeties coach Nick Rapone is pretty thrilled about it.
Bucs fans were undoubtedly happy when safety Jordan Whitehead signed back to the Bucs, the team he began the first four years of his career with after spending the last two seasons with the Jets.
Jordan Whitehead wasn’t viewed by the Bucs as a high-priority free agent when he left to sign with the Jets two years ago. That made it somewhat ironic when he was Tampa Bay’s very first outside signing after the team brought back its high-priority free agents to start this offseason.
The Bucs have created a long-awaited reunion between safeties Jordan Whitehead and Antoine Winfield Jr. by re-signing Whitehead this offseason in free agency after he spent two seasons with the New York Jets.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed all of their big free agents this offseason, but they also brought back another familiar face who spent the past two seasons elsewhere.
The Bucs and strong safety Jordan Whitehead didn’t part on the best of terms following the 2021 offseason. Whitehead hit free agency in search of more money than the Bucs were willing to pay and had reserve safety Mike Edwards, a former third-round pick, entering a contract year.
Safety Jordan Whitehead left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021 to play for the New York Jets for two years. After being in New York for two years, he found himself back in Tampa Bay through free agency.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been doing yeoman's work when it comes to free agency. GM Jason Licht and company have done a fantastic job at retaining
The safety played the last two years with the Jets. Jordan Whitehead, who spent the 2022 and 2023 season with the Jets is leaving the team to rejoin his original NFL club, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Pittsburgh native and Pitt alum Jordan Whitehead is heading back to where his NFL career began. Whitehead, a Central Valley grad who starred at Pitt from 2015-17, signed a 2-year, $9 million deal — a max value of $10.5 million — with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to a report from Ian Rapoport.
The Bucs agree to a two year deal with the former Jet, bringing back a familiar face A familiar face is back in Tampa and the Buccaneers have found their starting safety opposite Antoine Winfield Jr.
As the Buccaneers’ offseason blueprint brings a heavy retention vibe, they will bring back another familiar face.
Ever since strong safety Jordan Whitehead left for the New York Jets via free agency after the 2021 season, the Bucs have been searching for his replacement.
Six-year veteran safety Jordan Whitehead signed a new contract with the Buccaneers. Whitehead, a former fourth-round pick, spent the 2023 season with the New York Jets but has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
So, if you use Twitter, you may have noticed that Jordan Whitehead was flirting with the Buccaneers. Now, he actually responded to me and said he just wanted to show blitzing highlights.
Sometimes social media posts are overanalyzed and blown out of proportion. But sometimes they have significant meaning and foreshadow things to come.
There are multiple reasons for the New York Jets to re-sign strong safety Jordan Whitehead, according to the man himself. Having completed the two-year, $14.5 million contract he signed in 2022, Whitehead is set to hit free agency for the second time in his career and the former fourth-round draft pick claims the best is yet to come.
The Los Angeles Rams will be looking to improve their passing defense in the offseason, and there is no shortage of free agents that could help the team.
There is still about a month left until NFL free agency opens and the start of the new league year on Mar. 13 at 4 p.m. ET. While there will be a ton of talent available, several players will be overlooked.
The NFL's regular season is over, which for most teams, means it's time to start figuring out plans for the offseason. NFL free agency is a huge part of the process, and along with the NFL Draft, it has everyone preparing for what should be a very active couple of months.
Jordan Whitehead has made two costly hits already this season. For the second time in four weeks, the National Football League whacked the New York Jets'
The New York Jets' 30-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys was a costly one for veteran strong safety Jordan Whitehead. The National Football League has reportedly imposed a $21,855 fine on Whitehead for unnecessary roughness on a second-quarter play in the redzone.
Jordan Whitehead signed a restructured one-year contract to remain with the New York Jets last offseason, and the deal included some performance-based incentives. The veteran defensive back needed only a single game to cash in one of them.
The buzz generated from the Jets-Bills game was all about Aaron Rodgers. But Jordan Whitehead turned in a career evening to help his team knock off Buffalo.
Whitehead won a Super Bowl with the Bucs after they signed Tom Brady in free agency. He hopes the Jets can do the same following the acquisition of another MVP quarterback.
Fined $15,000 by the NFL Thursday for a hit last week on Minnesota Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson, New York Jets safety Jordan Whitehead voiced his displeasure with the decision on Twitter.
Jordan Whitehead is a good football player. The Jets recently signed the free agent safety after he spent the last four seasons playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Whitehead was all over the field for the Bucs, and it was clear to see he was an instrumental part of Tampa Bay’s defense. The Jets had the No.
Whitehead has been very effective for the Buccaneers during their playoff run. In three games, he has seven tackles, one pass defensed and two forced fumbles.
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