The San Francisco 49ers officially designated LB Dekoda Watson to return from injured reserve on Thursday.
This officially opens a three-week window of time for the 49ers to add him to their active roster or he would revert back to injured reserve.
Watson, 30, is a former seventh-round pick of the Buccaneers back in 2010. He wound up playing out his rookie contract with the team before signings on with the Jaguars in March of 2014.
After brief stints with the Cowboys, Patriots and Broncos, Watson signed a three-year, $6 million contract that included $1 million guaranteed with the 49ers last year. He stands to make base salaries of $1.05 million and $1.45 million over the next two year.
In 2017, appeared in 14 games and recorded eight tackles and no sacks.
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