Jenna Laine
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are waiving former Florida Gators 450-pound defensive deal with Desmond Watson prematurely of Tuesday's roster reduce deadline, a supply instructed ESPN on Monday.
Watson, who was formally listed at 449 kilos with the Buccaneers, didn't take a apply snap or preseason snap with the staff and as an alternative watched his teammates from the sideline. He was initially signed as an undrafted free agent.
Watson spent coaching camp on the lively/non-football sickness checklist and took part in conditioning workouts in an effort to get his weight all the way down to what the staff deemed was a suitable degree. Watson did, nevertheless, take part in rookie minicamp in Could and the staff's three-day necessary minicamp in June whereas the staff labored to search out some help for him.
Had Watson suited up for the Bucs in a regular-season recreation, he would have been the heaviest recorded participant in NFL historical past.
The Bucs may technically re-sign Watson to their 16-man apply squad if one other staff does not put in a waiver declare for him. Coach Todd Bowles had expressed curiosity final week in maintaining Watson round.
Bowles mentioned final Tuesday, “I might wish to have some long-term plans for him going ahead as a result of he is making some progress and I really feel like down the road he may also help us, however we'll have these conversations towards the top of the week.”
In one other transfer Monday, the Bucs plan to launch quarterback Kyle Trask, sources instructed ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Teddy Bridgewater, who got here out of retirement to signal with Tampa on Aug. 5, now turns into Tampa's main backup to Baker Mayfield.
