Desmond Watson Is Waived By Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Desmond Watson, who was the heaviest participant in NFL historical past, could have simply participated in his final little bit of league motion after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers waived the defensive participant.

In accordance with ESPN, Watson, who was just lately positioned on the non-football damage checklist on account of his weight, has been cut as NFL groups cut back their rosters forward of the upcoming season openers. Watson weighed 464 kilos earlier this yr and was an undrafted participant. Though he managed to drop a few pounds and get all the way down to 449 kilos, it wasn’t sufficient to safe a spot on the roster, because the staff had required him to drop a few pounds to be in sport form.

He by no means obtained an opportunity to showcase his expertise throughout the preseason, because the Buccaneers positioned him on the non-football damage checklist to assist him drop a few pounds and carry out conditioning workouts to succeed in a suitable stage of play. There was no emphasis positioned on what weight he wanted to get all the way down to.

His head coach, Todd Bowles, had some excessive hopes that he would make the staff. However it boiled all the way down to getting his weight to a manageable stage. He may make the follow squad if one other staff doesn’t decide him up on waivers.

Final week, Bowles said, “I’d prefer to have some long-term plans for him going ahead as a result of he’s making some progress and I really feel like down the road he may also help us, however we’ll have these conversations towards the tip of the week.”

Watson by no means obtained the prospect to swimsuit up, as he didn’t take a follow snap or preseason snap with the staff. Nonetheless, he did take part within the rookie minicamp early this yr in Might.

Though he was unable to swimsuit up and take the sphere for the Buccaneers, if one other staff decides to present him an opportunity at enjoying, at his current weight, he’ll turn out to be the heaviest athlete to take the sphere in an NFL sport if he can signal with one other staff.

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