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Justin Watson, a 5th-round pick in 2018 (No. 144 overall), has played for three clubs since 2021, the last of them the Chiefs again, after a March 2025–August 2026 stretch with the Texans. Along the way: waived, released and re-signed by the Buccaneers within four days in January 2022 and placed on injured reserve once; most recently signed to the practice squad as a veteran by the Chiefs on October 13, 2026.

Draft data: Pro Football Reference

• Tue, Oct 13, 2026Practice Squad VeteranChiefs
• Sun, Aug 30, 2026Terminated, Vested Veteran, all contractsTexans → free agent
• Wed, Sep 17, 2025Reserve/InjuredTexans
• Fri, Mar 14, 2025Unrestricted Free Agent SigningChiefs → Texans
• Mon, Apr 17, 2023Unrestricted Free Agent SigningChiefs
• Tue, Jan 18, 2022Practice Squad VeteranBuccaneers
• Mon, Jan 17, 2022Terminated Via Waivers, all contractsBuccaneers → free agent
• Sat, Jan 15, 2022Waived, No RecallBuccaneers
• Tue, Aug 31, 2021Reserve/Physically Unable to PerformBuccaneers