Bucs lock up Vita Vea on one-year, $30M extension through 2027
Two-time Pro-Bowl DT Vita Vea and the Buccaneers agreed Tuesday on a one-year, $30 million extension that keeps him in Tampa Bay through the 2027 season.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have secured their anchor on the interior defensive line. Two-time Pro-Bowl defensive tackle Vita Vea agreed Tuesday to a one-year, $30 million extension that ties him to the franchise through the 2027 season, per Adam Schefter.
Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter): ESPN sources: Two-time Pro-Bowl DT Vita Vea and the Buccaneers reached agreement today on a one-year extension for $30 million, tying him to Tampa Bay for two more seasons. He gets $6 million in new money this season. Talks between Vea’s agent Collin Roberts of @excelfootball and the Buccaneers heated up Tuesday night and resulted in the agreement today.
The deal includes $6 million in new money this year and came together quickly after talks between Vea's agent, Collin Roberts of Excel Sports, and the Bucs intensified Tuesday night. It also follows an eventful camp for Vea, who had requested a trade at the start of training camp — a move Tampa Bay never seriously considered, sources said. With the extension, Vea is now under contract to play his ninth and 10th NFL seasons with the same organization that drafted him 12th overall in 2018.