Desmond Howard doesn’t believe in Arch Manning. The 1991 Heisman Trophy winner believes the Texas quarterback shouldn’t have been in the Heisman Trophy conversation entering the season, but no one actually wanted to say that. “All of the hype and Heisman talk around him was unwarranted,” Howard said Thursday on the “Rich Eisen Show.” “He doesn’t deserve having his name in …
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The Buccaneers had some health-related milestones they wanted 449-pound rookie Desmond Watson to hit before he could even practice with the team. The heaviest player in the NFL history reportedly could not hit those and the Buccaneers opted to move on. Tampa Bay waived Watson ahead of Tuesday’s roster cuts and is currently not planning to sign him to the …
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The heaviest player in NFL history may not get a chance to play in the league. Desmond Watson will be released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deadline for roster cuts is Tuesday. Watson, who …
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The Buccaneers have moved on from defensive tackle Desmond Watson. Watson has not moved on from football. “He’s still working,” Watson’s agent, EJ Gonzalez, told Rod Maaddi of the Associated Press. “Job’s not finished.” The job to lose weight and get in proper condition is finished, as far as the Bucs are concerned. They decided not to wait any longer …
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Defensive tackle Desmond Watson’s time with the Buccaneers is up. Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports that the Bucs are waiving Watson as one of their moves to get to the 53-man roster limit by Tuesday afternoon’s deadline. Watson signed with the Bucs after going undrafted out of Florida in April. Watson, who weighed 464 pounds at the school’s Pro …
Read More »TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Desmond Watson’s quest to make the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will get a late start. Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said the heaviest player in NFL history is day to day after starting camp on non-football injury list due to his weight. “It’s just about trying to get him better, to be a healthier player and getting him …
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Ben BabyJul 20, 2025, 01:55 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s …
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The Bengals are bringing in another quarterback. Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Desmond Ridder is signing with Cincinnati. It’s a homecoming of sorts for Ridder, who played his college ball at the University of Cincinnati. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was also Cincinnati’s offensive coordinator and QBs coach when Ridder was being recruited. Ridder, 25, was a Falcons third-round …
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One month before his final appearance on College GameDay, Lee Corso was recognized at the ESPYS on Wednesday. ESPN paid tribute to the icon with a video, as well as a performance from the USC marching band with Kirk Herbstreit, Pat McAfee and Desmond Howard on stage with him. Corso announced his retirement earlier this summer, but still has one …
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