Buccaneers Paid $50K For NFL’s Heaviest Player—He Only Lasted 7 Days

Somewhere in a training facility, a 464-pound defensive tackle ran conditioning drills toward a finish line nobody would show him. Desmond Watson, the heaviest player ever signed by an NFL franchise, had already shed 25 to 30 pounds before arriving at rookie camp.

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