Desmond Watson is back with the Buccaneers — and in better shape than ever.

On Tuesday, Tampa Bay signed the 400-plus-pound DT to its practice squad after meeting the team’s fitness requirements, per Fox Sports .

Tampa Bay welcomed Watson, 22, for a “good workout” last week, where he impressed the team with his physical progress. 3

Head coach Todd Bowles expressed his confidence in Watson, emphasizing his signing was more than a means of stopping the tush push in the team’s upcoming matchup against the Eagles on Sunday.

“We’ll never bring him in just to stop a tush push,” Bowles told reporters Monday , adding, “If we bring him in, we think he can play, not just for a Philadelphia thing. It’s very unlikely he’d be ready to play, once we bring him in, for Philadelphia right now

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