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Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie Desmond Watson is acceptable to marque past successful the NFL... simply by stepping connected the tract successful September.
The 6-foot-6, 464lb antiaircraft tackle volition go the heaviest subordinate successful league history, and is already sending fans chaotic aft appearing for the archetypal clip astatine the Bucs' rookie minicamp this week.
The Florida college prima is already said to person dropped 27lbs since weighing successful astatine his pro day, but is inactive easy starring the battalion successful the all-time database - and Tampa Bay fans are excited to spot him instrumentality to the field.
Watson headed retired to the tract alongside his chap rookies connected Friday, moving drills successful beforehand of coaches for the archetypal clip since helium signed.
He went undrafted past period was past signed arsenic a escaped agent, and is already receiving plentifulness of attraction from the media without playing a azygous snap.
That said, helium insists helium is keen to beryllium much than conscionable the 'heaviest subordinate successful history'.
Desmond Watson was retired connected the tract successful the sweltering Tampa vigor earlier this week
He has a accidental to go the heaviest subordinate successful NFL past if helium makes the tract for the Bucs
He has already dropped a important magnitude of value since playing for Florida past year
'I consciousness similar my sanction is etched successful history, of course, arsenic being the authoritative heaviest subordinate successful the NFL oregon whatnot,' helium told reporters this week.
'It's a bully story, but astatine the aforesaid clip I don't privation that to beryllium my narrative. I privation to beryllium known arsenic a shot subordinate – and a bully shot subordinate astatine that.'
Watson made headlines astatine the NFL Combine earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile helium ran a 5.86 40-yard dash, overmuch faster than different dense rivals.
He besides enactment up 36 reps connected the 225-pound seat press, 3 much than immoderate different assemblage athletes who attempted it astatine the event.
Bucs caput manager Todd Bowles was besides asked to talk connected his caller rookie this week, noting: 'He's got to marque the squad archetypal of all!
'Right now, we conscionable got to spot however agelong helium tin enactment connected the tract and enactment him connected a [conditioning] programme wherever we deliberation helium tin marque immoderate progress.
Watson says helium wants to beryllium known arsenic a bully shot player, not conscionable the heaviest connected the field
He shone astatine the Combine with a speedy 40-yard dash and immoderate awesome weight-lifting
'I deliberation that’s the biggest happening for america to bash close now. We didn’t get him and say, "Hey, we’ve got to enactment you connected the tract close now".'
Watson reportedly signed a three-year rookie declaration with $50,000 guaranteed, and a $20,000 signing bonus.
Taking to societal media this week, fans were speedy to person their accidental connected Watson, with 1 writing: 'Tampa is simply a atrocious spot for summertime shot workouts erstwhile you are 437 pounds.'
Another said: 'This is awesome. I privation to spot this feline win truthful bad!'
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