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.
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