Jordan Whitehead was involved in a car accident on Saturday morning that will sideline him for multiple weeks, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced.
Due to the undisclosed injuries sustained in the car accident, Whitehead will miss the Buccaneers game this week against the New Orleans Saints and has been placed on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury list.
Rich Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reported that Whitehead is expected to make a full recovery.
It’s an unfortunate turn of events for Whitehead, who worked his way back from a pectoral injury earlier this season, returning to the lineup last week against the Carolina Panthers. He missed four games due to the injury.
Whitehead signed a 2-year, $9 mullion deal with the Buccaneers last offseason, returning to the team that drafted him in 2018. And it’s been a successful season, despite the midseason injury.
He’s recorded 79 tackles (49 solo), two tackles for loss and three pass breakups in 12 games.
Whitehead wrapped up his second year with the Jets in 2023 (starting all 17 games), and he showcased a continued ability to impact a football game from the backend. In 17 games, he recorded 97 tackles (65 solo), three tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, four interceptions and nine pass breakups.
In two seasons with the Jets, starting all 34 games, he recorded 186 tackles (123 solo), seven tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, six interceptions and 17 pass breakups.
In four prior seasons with the Buccaneers, he racked up 292 tackles (222 solo), 22 tackles for loss, two sacks, forced fumbles and recoveries, five interceptions and 25 passes defended in 59 games — starting 55 of those games.
The hard-hitting safety played an integral role on Tampa Bay’s Super Bowl-winning squad in 2021.
Whitehead, originally a four-star recruit at Pitt out of Central Valley High School in Monaca, Pa., recorded 235 tackles (162 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, a half-sack, three interceptions, 12 passes defended and two defensive touchdowns in just 31 games at Pitt between 2015-17.
The Buccaneers originally selected him with a fourth-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. And he’s now one of a number of former Pitt stars on the Buccaneers’ defense, joining 2023 draft picks Calijah Kancey and SirVocea Dennis.
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