Buccaneers waive NFL's heaviest player Desmond Watson
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cut Desmond Watson, the NFL's heaviest player, after he failed to meet health and weight-loss milestones necessary for practice eligibility, despite efforts to reduce his weight from 464 to 449 pounds. Watson, who was signed as an undrafted free agent, did not participate in preseason games and remains a free agent, with potential for other teams to claim him or sign him to a practice squad.
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