Desmond Watson’s weight might now be his biggest asset.
The Buccaneers signed the behemoth defensive tackle , who weighed in at 464 pounds during the draft process, to their practice squad Tuesday ahead of Week 4, as he hopes to launch his NFL career despite battling a weight issue.
NFL analyst Warren Sharp believes this move isn’t in hope of Watson chasing after ball carriers but instead to halt their progress with the Eagles and their Tush Push on tap this Sunday.
“Wait, the Bucs just signed him TODAY, the week they play PHILLY’S TUSH PUSH, and they’re doing the thing???” Sharp wrote Tuesday morning in an X post.
The theory speculates that the undefeated Buccaneers could opt to send Watson on the field on short-yardage plays, where the Eagles would, in theory, be running their hig