""He had a good workout," Bowles said Monday. "But we'll never bring him in just to stop a tush push. If we've got to bring in a guy to stop one play and the tush push never comes up, you're wasting your time. "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 anyway.""
"Watson had signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent after the NFL draft. The team had an undisclosed target weight that they wanted Watson to meet before they could feel comfortable with him practicing. Because he was on the non-football illness list during training camp, Watson was unable to practice with the team. He could only condition and attend meetings at the facility this summer and had to watch practices from the sideline. Watson was waived last month, ahead of the roster cut deadline."
Desmond Watson, a 6-foot-6 defensive tackle who measured 449 pounds for the Bucs in May and 464 at his Florida pro day, is joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad. Watson originally signed with the Bucs as an undrafted free agent and was placed on the non-football illness list during training camp, which limited him to conditioning and meetings. The team previously waived him ahead of roster cuts after setting an undisclosed target weight for him to reach. The team indicated the signing reflects belief in Watson's playing potential and not solely a response to the Eagles' tush-push tactic, while also noting Watson likely will not be ready to play immediately.
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