Donte Whitner

Donte Whitner is a former American football safety who played 11 seasons in the National Football League, including for the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns, and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection. He appears as an analyst on ESPN's Get Up and co-hosts the podcast The Grit Code.

What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Donte Whitner, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

Statements by Donte Whitner

Donte Whitner

Role at the time: Former NFL safety, as an analyst on ESPN's Get Up

November 13, 2026Condemned

Response to this claim

Jameis Winston used the 'Who Let the Dogs Out' cadence to go viral on social media rather than to help the Giants win the game.

“I'd cut Jameis Winston this morning ... He's clearly just trying to go viral on social media while they're trying to win a football game. He'd get his pink slip this morning.”

Open sourceDonte Whitner says Jameis Winston should be cut for 'Who Let the Dogs Out' stuntNew York Post, November 14, 2026

Why we used this label

The case asks whether Winston's 'Who Let the Dogs Out' cadence was an acceptable play or something the Giants should answer for. Whitner says he would cut Winston and calls the cadence an attempt to go viral, which criticizes the conduct itself, so we labeled it condemns.

Read statement Full case: Jameis Winston's 'Who Let the Dogs Out' hard count fails to draw the Commanders offside; Donte Whitner says the Giants should cut him, and John Harbaugh says it does not bother him

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Case

Jameis Winston's 'Who Let the Dogs Out' hard count fails to draw the Commanders offside; Donte Whitner says the Giants should cut him, and John Harbaugh says it does not bother him

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Jameis Winston sang 'Who Let the Dogs Out' in his cadence on a late fourth-and-1, and the Commanders did not jump. Donte Whitner said the Giants should cut him; Winston and John Harbaugh called it a practiced attempt to draw a penalty.

American FootballUpdated November 14, 2026

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Jameis Winston's 'Who Let the Dogs Out' hard count fails to draw the Commanders offside; Donte Whitner says the Giants should cut him, and John Harbaugh says it does not bother him

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