Super Bowl champs exercise fifth-year option on DT Vita Vea

[ASFN Admin]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have exercised the fifth-year option on the contract defensive tackle Vita Vea signed as the 12th overall pick in the 2018 draft. The 6-foot-4, 347-pound tackle has started 29 of 34 regular-season games he’s played with the Bucs, compiling 7½ sacks and 19 quarterback hits while contributing to the success of a pass rush led by linebackers Shaquil Barrett and Jason Pierre-Paul. Vea was sidelined most of 2020 after breaking a leg in Week 5 against the Chicago Bears.

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