a signing bonus of $667,257. Throughout training camp, Whitehead competed for a role as a starting safety against Keith Tandy, Chris Conte, and Justin Evans. Head coach Dirk Koetter named Whitehead the third backup free safety on the depth chart, behind Chris Conte and Keith Tandy. He made his professional regular season debut in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ season-opening 48–40 victory at the New Orleans Saints. Whitehead was inactive for the Buccaneers’ Week 4 loss at the Chicago Bears due to a shoulder and hamstring injury. On October 14, 2018, Whitehead earned his first career start after Chris Conte was placed on injured reserve due to a knee injury. Whitehead finished the Buccaneers’ 34–29 loss at the Atlanta Falcons with six combined tackles. In Week 12, he collected a season-high ten solo tackles and broke up two pass attempts during a 27–9 win against the San Francisco 49ers. He finished his rookie season in 2018 with 76 combined tackles (61 solo) and four pass deflections in 15 games and 11 starts. 2019 season Whitehead recorded his first career interception in a 55–40 win over the Los Angeles Rams. In week 9 against the Seattle Seahawks, Whitehead recovered a fumble forced by teammate Devin White on running back Chris Carson in the 40–34 loss. In Week 15, during a 38–17 win against the Detroit Lions, Whitehead injured his hamstring and left the game. On December 18, 2019, Whitehead was placed on injured reserve. He finished his second professional season with 69 tackles, nine pass deflections, one interception, and one fumble recovery. 2020 season In Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers, Whitehead recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by Teddy Bridgewater during the 31–17 win. In Week 3 against the Denver Broncos, Whitehead recorded his first career sack during the 28–10 win. In Week 11 against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football, Whitehead intercepted a pass thrown by Jared Goff during the 27–24 loss. This was Whitehead's second interception of the season and it set a single season career high. In the NFC Championship against the Green Bay Packers, Whitehead forced a fumble on running back Aaron Jones that was recovered by teammate Devin White during the 31–26 win. Whitehead played in Super Bowl LV, a 31–9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. He recorded two solo tackles in the game. New York Jets On