Whitner one of NFL's toughest players

Marc Heintzman

April 30, 2008

At the strong safety position, Donte Whitner is quietly becoming one of the league’s toughest players. His hardnosed, physical play kept the Bills in most games last season. He has exceptional coverage skills, and with an improved run defense up front, look for Whitner to be much more active in defensive backfield. There was even talk last year of moving him to free safety to make better use of his playmaking abilities.