The Giants signed Watts off the practice squad to the active roster Tuesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports. Watts was released from the Patriots' injured reserve Oct. 2 due to an unspecified injury, but he was healthy enough to catch on with the Giants' practice squad after working out with Big Blue on Oct. 15. Now on the active roster, the 2019 sixth-round pick will provide rotational depth at defensive end behind starters Elijah Chatman and Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Watts appeared in 15 regular-season games for the Steelers in 2023 and finished with 15 tackles (six solo), including 0.5 sacks.
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Status
ACTIVELatest Armon Watts news
Team
New York Giants
Birthdate
7/22/1996 (28)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'5", 295 lbs
Draft Info
2019: Rd 6; Pk (MIN)
Birthplace
St. Louis, MO, USA
Position
DT
College
Arkansas
Experience
6 seasons
Career History
New York Giants
2024-Present
(1 season)
New England Patriots
2024-2024
(1 season)
Pittsburgh Steelers
2023-2024
(1 season)
Minnesota Vikings
2019-2023
(4 seasons)
Chicago Bears
2022-2022
(1 season)
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TOT 0.5SACK 0.0SOLO 0.3AST 0.3INT 0.0TFL 0.1
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Full season projectionsTOT 16.8SACK 0.5SOLO 7.0AST 9.8
The Giants signed Watts off the practice squad to the active roster Tuesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports. Watts was released from the Patriots' injured reserve Oct. 2 due to an unspecified injury, but he was healthy enough to catch on with the Giants' practice squad after working out with Big Blue on Oct. 15. Now on the active roster, the 2019 sixth-round pick will provide rotational depth at defensive end behind starters Elijah Chatman and Rakeem Nunez-Roches. Watts appeared in 15 regular-season games for the Steelers in 2023 and finished with 15 tackles (six solo), including 0.5 sacks.
The Giants worked out Watts (undisclosed) on Tuesday, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports. Watts was released from New England's injured reserve list earlier this month, but he's already getting some attention from another team. He's still waiting to make his 2024 season debut.
The Patriots released Watts (undisclosed) from injured reserve Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Watts was placed on IR at the end of training camp with an unspecified injury. He was set to miss the entire 2024 season, but the 2019 sixth-round pick will now have the chance to sign with a team once he's fully healthy. Watts appeared in 15 regular-season games for the Steelers in 2023, during which he tallied 15 tackles (six solo), including 0.5 sacks.
Watts (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. Watts' move to IR will force him to miss the 2024 campaign unless he reaches an injury settlement with the team.
Watts is signing a contract with the Patriots on Wednesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Watts' contract details are unclear but the 27-year-old will spend the 2024 campaign in New England after spending 2023 with the Steelers. The Arkansas product played 260 snaps on defense across 15 contests last season, recording 15 combined tackles, including 0.5 sacks.