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Tampa Bay Buccaneers will reportedly waive the defensive tackle Desmond Watson, who was the heaviest player in the NFL and lost practice time with weight problems.
Buccaneers were expected to make the move official before the list of the cutting deadline at 4pm on a Tuesday, according to several reports.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Lineman Desmond Watson (56) warms up under Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rookie Mini Camp Workout on May 9, 2025 at the Adventhealth Training Center in Tampa, Florida. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Watson played college football in Florida and did not go designed this spring. He joined Buccaneers as a non -drawn free agent. He was built at 464 pounds on the school’s pro -day back in April and lost 25 to 30 pounds before the draft.
However, he couldn’t see practice time because he didn’t lose enough. He spent training camp on the list of non-football damage.
“He is still working. Job is not finished,” Watson’s agent, not Gonzalez, told the Associated Press.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive Tackle Desmond Watson keeps an eye on the sidelines during exercise in NFL Football Camp, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
The 6-foot-6 defensive tackle worked with a nutrition physiologist in the summer. The team did not say what an ideal weight for him would be.
Watson talked about his weight gain to journalists. He said he would consistently stop to get food while he was in Florida.
“Stop while driving,” Watson said when asked about bad habits he has tried to throw on his pro day. “My biggest thing is to continue, get to the place I need to get. There are stores and a lot of temptations. It has helped me tremendously.
Tampa Bay Buccane’s nose tackle Desmond Watson (56) runs through an exercise under the NFL football team’s rookie mini stamp on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
“Don’t go into the gas station. Pay at the pump. Because inside it is snacks and all types of things like that. Don’t pull over. If you’re on the highway, stay on the highway until you come where you have to go.”
