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Buccaneers Won’t Tender RFA OLB Markees Watts

Originally posted on NFLTradeRumors.co
By Jonathan Comeaux  |  Last updated Mar 3, 2026 10:58 PM ET

According to Greg Auman, the Buccaneers have informed restricted free agent OLB Markees Watts they won’t tender him a contract.

Watts is now set to be an unrestricted free agent. 

Watts, 26, hails from Lancaster, South Carolina, and signed on with the Buccaneers after going undrafted out of UNC-Charlotte in the 2023 draft. He graduated as Charlotte’s all-time sack leader with 21.5 sacks in five seasons.

In 2025, Watts appeared in 15 games for the Buccaneers and recorded nine tackles and 0.5 sacks. 

This article first appeared on NFLTradeRumors.co and was syndicated with permission.

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