Buccaneers bring back 464-pound defensive lineman Desmond Watson

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed antiaircraft tackle Desmond Watson and added him to the signifier squad arsenic the squad prepares to instrumentality connected the Philadelphia Eagles successful Week 4.

Watson, the 464-pound rookie antiaircraft lineman retired of Florida, failed to marque the 53-man roster successful the preseason. He was forced to the sideline arsenic helium failed to conscionable the conditioning requirements to instrumentality the field. He was considered to beryllium the heaviest subordinate successful NFL history.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers antiaircraft lineman Desmond Watson (56) warms up during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rookie Mini Camp workout connected May 9, 2025 astatine the AdventHealth Training Center successful Tampa, Florida. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Buccaneers caput manager Todd Bowles said connected Monday that Watson had a "good workout erstwhile the squad brought him successful past week.

The Buccaneers volition look to effort to find a mode to halt the Eagles’ tush push, which has travel nether the spotlight successful the past fewer weeks arsenic it appeared immoderate players had been jumping earlier the shot was snapped to Jalen Hurts.

Bowles said Watson wasn’t conscionable being brought successful arsenic the reply to the tush push.

"We’ll ne'er bring him successful conscionable to halt a tush push. If we’ve got to bring successful a feline to halt 1 play and the tush propulsion ne'er comes up, you’re wasting your time," Bowles said. "If we bring him in, we deliberation helium tin play, not conscionable for a Philadelphia thing. 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers antiaircraft tackle Desmond Watson watches from the sideline during signifier astatine NFL shot grooming camp, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, successful Tampa, Fla.  (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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"It’s precise improbable he’d beryllium acceptable to play, erstwhile we bring him in, for Philadelphia close present anyway. It’s conscionable a substance of america making country and seeing if we person a spot for him, and past what we spot for him successful the future."

The 6-foot-6 antiaircraft tackle was moving with a nutritionist during the summer. The squad didn’t accidental what an perfect value for him would be.

Watson spoke astir his value summation to reporters earlier this year. He said helium would consistently halt disconnected to get nutrient portion astatine Florida.

"Stopping portion driving," Watson said erstwhile asked astir atrocious habits he's tried to shed astatine his pro day. "My biggest happening is support going, get to wherever I request to get. There are stores and a batch of temptations. That's helped maine immensely.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers chemoreceptor tackle Desmond Watson (56) runs a drill during the NFL shot team's rookie minicamp Friday, May 9, 2025, successful Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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"Don't spell wrong the state station. Pay astatine the pump. Because wrong it's snacks and each types of things similar that. Don't propulsion over. If you're connected the highway, enactment connected the road until you get wherever you've got to go."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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