Super Bowl 2021: Bucs’ Devin White makes good on promise after defeating Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs

Maintain your horses there, Kansas City Chiefs. Issues did not go even remotely as deliberate when Patrick Mahomes strolled onto the sector at Raymond James Stadium to tackle Tom Brady and the dominant protection of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and linebacker Devin White had loads to do with it. Now having handily dismantled Mahomes and Co. to the tune of 31-9, it is a promise White made earlier than the sport that is being loved by his teammates, coaches and basic supervisor Jason Licht.

Granted, his pregame promise wasn’t as poignant as, say, Brady guaranteeing victory to his teammates however it’s nonetheless the fruits of a whole lot of exhausting work for the proficient former fifth-overall choose.

“If we get the W, I do not care what they are saying, I am pulling the horse out and I am gonna maintain the Lombardi Trophy and I am gonna experience round,” he instructed media forward of Super Bowl LV.

And as soon as it was within the rearview and the Bucs had secured the {hardware}, White made positive Licht did not overlook. It is all a dream come true for White, and actually, contemplating that is additionally the title of the horse.

“Yo, Jason Licht — can me and Dream get that victory lap with the trophy across the stadium earlier than we hit the highway?” White tweeted after the sport.

Licht was very happy to oblige.

“You earned it, cowboy!” he replied. “Giddy up!!!

It is not the primary time White has saddled up for a lap. 

The previous Butkus Award winner used to take pleasure in driving his previous horse, Daisy Mae, round Tiger Stadium at LSU, however she died forward of 2020 coaching camp. So to be allowed to hop aboard Dream and proceed his custom — this time whereas holding soccer’s final prize — really does imply loads to the 22-year-old. He’ll quickly get again to work in making an attempt to assist Brady and the Buccaneers repeat as champions within the derby to Tremendous Bowl LVI, as soon as the celebrating is wrapped and avocado drinks have all bottomed out, with one other Dream lap in thoughts for 2022.