{"id":155313,"date":"2025-09-19T17:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155313\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:17:08","slug":"buccaneers-giving-464-pound-florida-dt-desmond-watson-another-chance-in-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/155313\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers giving 464-pound Florida DT Desmond Watson another chance in NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> have opened the door just slightly for Desmond Watson.<\/p>\n

The Bucs worked out the former Florida defensive tackle on Friday, according to beat reporter Rick Stroud<\/a>. Watson came out of college at 464 pounds, although he’s believed to have dropped some weight since then.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay hasn’t signed Watson to a contract as of early Friday afternoon. But just the fact that they welcomed him back for a workout suggests that their intrigue in him hasn’t died down.<\/p>\n

Also worth noting: The Buccaneers play the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> and the tush push in Week 4. Watson was viewed as a potential neutralizer of that play.<\/p>\n

The Bucs signed Watson immediately after April’s draft, and he was with Tampa Bay all summer, although much of that was on the non-football injury\/illness list, which prevented him from practicing or playing in the preseason.<\/p>\n

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The Buccaneers wanted him to drop an undisclosed amount of weight, what they termed “milestones.”<\/p>\n

Reports at different points in the offseason indicated Watson was down to 450, 437 and 429, but it’s not clear which of those had real merit.<\/p>\n

Any of those would still be the heaviest weight a player has ever gotten into an NFL regular season game with.<\/p>\n

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The Bucs waived Watson in the final week of August, seemingly without him reaching whatever mark they wanted.<\/p>\n

But less than a month later, Watson had returned to the building for a workout. It’s a sign that, at some point, there may be a return in the works, even if it’s not immediate.<\/p>\n

It’s something worth tracking, because if things break the right way, Watson has a chance to make NFL history.<\/p>\n

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