[](https://www.joebucsfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/RachaadWhiteredcenter.png)Former Bucs running back Rachaad White was hoping for a fat bag in free agency.
That’s not what he got. Greg Auman of FOX Sports shared that White scored only a $2 million contract from the Commanders, a one-year deal that also carries another $2 million plus incentives.
Joe can say comfortably that the White that had a conversation with Joe in Miami back in late December would have been in disbelief at only scoring a deal of this size.
White had a base salary of $3.4 million last year, the final year of his Bucs rookie contract as a third-round draft pick.
Consider that the Bucs slapped a $3.5 million restricted free agent tender for 2026 on No. 3 running back Sean Tucker, who had a small body of work. They also couged up $14 million over two years for Steelers free agent Kenny Gainwell to replace White.
Interestingly, Gainwell told WDAE radio this week that about half the NFL called him in free agency. That’s why his price tag was high. It’s a safe bet White got nowhere near the NFL around the league.