The Tampa Bay Buccaneers bought back a familiar face for a workout after last seeing him in the preseason. Former Florida football defensive tackle Desmond Watson was back at the facility as he tries to get a roster spot on the team, according to Buccaneers beat writer Rick Stroud.

“Watson has not been signed to the practice squad or anything. As an undrafted free agent, he spent training camp and preseason with the Bucs on the non-football illness list. Bucs play Philadelphia next week,” Stroud wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Watson was waived by the Buccaneers during training camp as he spent some time on the non-football injury list with the goal of losing weight. He played at 464 pounds when he was at Florida, and he was able to drop to 449 pounds when he was with the Buccaneers

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