BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White's thoughts could almost be heard through the phone in a recent interview: What are the odds of Bills rookie wide receiver Marquez Stevenson and himself, both from Shreveport, Louisiana, even making it to the NFL?
The odds were slim for White, 26, and Stevenson, 23, both natives of the northwest Louisiana city (population: 187,112) -- where one's chances of being the victim of violent or property crime is 1 in 17, according to Neighborhood Scout. Where, depending on the neighborhood, the people you grew up with don't always make it out; the city's homicide rate in March 2021 was up 1000% from the previous year.