Rams' Tre'Davious White Given Permission to Seek Trade Amid NFL Rumors

Tre'Davious White could be on his way out of Los Angeles before the Nov. 5 trade deadline.

Per Sut Jackson of therams.com (h/t Pro Football Talk's Josh Alper), Rams head coach Sean McVay confirmed that the team has given White and his agent permission to talk to teams about a potential trade.

"He's been such a pro about the way he's handled obviously a not-ideal situation for him," McVay said. "If you guys saw the way he's practiced, the way that he's been a pro in every sense of the word, and approaches some things where, he hasn't been active the last three weeks. Guy wants an opportunity to be able to compete, and we love him here. We'd like to be able to keep him here, but if that is something that he and his agent want to be able to explore, we're obviously respectfully understanding of that. And so the answer is yes, we've allowed them to be able to talk to some teams to see if that's a possibility."

Last week, ESPN's Sarah Barshop reported that the Rams are open to trading White, though they are also open to keeping him on the team in case they lose depth at the cornerback position.

The eight-year veteran has 12 tackles and two passes defended in four games with the Rams. He spent his first seven seasons with the Buffalo Bills, where he was named First-team All-Pro in 2019 and Second-team All-Pro in 2020.

White played the first four games of the season but has not played since then. He was inactive the past three games after Darious Williams returned from a hamstring injury.

On Monday, McVay reiterated that the Rams are fine with White exploring his options but ultimately would be happy to keep him on the roster.

"With respect to Tre's situation, that is something that, we'll give him an opportunity to see if there's a better situation that he deems appropriate for himself," McVay said, per Jackson. "But we love him here, and if he ends up staying here, I'll certainly be happy about that."

The Rams improved to 3-4 on Thursday, picking up a second straight win after starting the year 1-4. Williams, who took over for White recently, registered five tackles in Los Angeles' win against the Minnesota Vikings.