Tampa Bay Buccaneers Secure $30 Million One-Year Extension for Vita Vea
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Sources: Bucs hand Vea 1-year, $30M extension Two-time Pro-Bowl defensive tackle Vita Vea and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed on a one-year extension that guarantees him $30 million, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
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Fox SportsThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers and star defensive tackle Vita Vea reached an agreement on a one-year, $30 million extension, our Greg Auman confirmed on Wednesday.
CBS Sports👀 Five things to know Thursday Vita Vea has agreed to a $30 million extension with the Buccaneers. It was a bumpy road to get here, but the Bucs have that keeps him with the team through 2027. Through this process, Vea submitted a trade request and held in during training camp. Now that Tampa Bay has its two-time Pro Bowler back in the trenches, all eyes turn to the future of QB Baker Mayfield. Those contract negotiations to this point. NFL rookies have been cleared for an NCAA return. Just when you thought the world of college football couldn't get any crazier, the path has been cleared for some to school. The most notable among those is former LSU edge rusher Jack Pyburn, who is still in training camp with the Buccaneers.
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The Seattle Seahawks secondary added more depth on Wednesday. The Seahawks locked in former All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs on a one-year deal, first reported by ESPN, giving their defense a high-upside playmaker.
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CBS SportsPyburn is one of 16 players who from a Louisiana judge Wednesday. The NCAAcould have gotten ahead of this and implemented a new five-year eligibility policy sooner, but that would be asking too much. The Seahawks are signing former All-Pro CB Trevon Diggs. The defending Super Bowl champions are adding a former All-Pro to their secondary as Diggs is set to after trying out for the Lions earlier this offseason. Diggs led the NFL with 11 interceptions in 2021, but his career has . Maybe Diggs will be able to bounce back with a wealth of talent around him in Seattle. Wings star Azzi Fudd is undergoing season-ending surgery. In a terrible turn of events for the Wings, Fudd's as she opts for season-ending surgery to repair her right knee.
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Vea had demanded a trade at the onset of training camp, believing he and the Buccaneers were far off from agreeing to an extension. However, Tampa Bay reportedly had no desire to trade him and now has him under contract as it seeks to make the postseason after falling short last season.
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CBS SportsThe agreement ends what had been a tumultuous several weeks for Vea and the Buccaneers. Vea recently requested a trade, and his agent, Collin Roberts, essentially said that a trade involving his client was the most likely conclusion. The opposite has happened, however, as Vea and the Buccaneers reached an agreement during the second week of the preseason.
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Vea has established himself as one of the NFL’s premier interior defensive linemen and the centerpiece of head coach Todd Bowles' defense. Through eight seasons with Tampa Bay, the 347-pound nose tackle has logged 256 total tackles, 35 sacks, and three forced fumbles. He anchored a defense that ranked top-three in total yards allowed from 2019 to 2021 while surrendering just 92.6 rushing yards per game, playing a pivotal role in the Buccaneers' Super Bowl LV victory.
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CBS SportsNow in his ninth season, the 31-year-old Vea has spent his entire career with the Buccaneers, who selected him with the 12th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. A member of the Buccaneers' Super Bowl championship team in 2020, Vea earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2021. He was named to his second Pro Bowl in 2024 after recording a career-high seven sacks.
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01 CBS Sports The No. 1 pick in the 2026 draft, Fudd hasn't played since Aug. 5 as she battled the nagging ailment. In 30 games as a rookie, Fudd averaged 13.1 points, 1.8 assists and 1.7 rebounds per game. The loss of Fudd is an . Texans WR Jayden Higgins has suffered a torn ACL. Unfortunately, I have more bad injury news to deliver this morning. Higgins, a player expected to make a big jump in his second year, has in training camp. Meanwhile, Saints RB Alvin Kamara is expected to with a sprained MCL. Keep up with all the latest news with our .
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02 Fox Sports Wednesday in the NFL brought us a little bit of everything. Vita Vea and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended their contract dilemma, agreeing to a deal that will make the defensive tackle among the highest-paid players at his position. In terms of on-field matters, the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots had a competitive joint practice just months after the teams agreed to the A.J. Brown trade.
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