BREAKING: Buccaneers Reach Deal with DT Vita Vea on Extension
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reached a deal with defensive tackle Vita Vea to keep him with the team through the 2027 season.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reached a deal with two-time Pro Bowl nose tackle Vita Vea on a one-year, $30 million extension, keeping him with the team through the 2027 season. Vea, 31, had previously requested a trade from the Buccaneers, seeking to improve upon his lucrative four-year, $71 million contract. Despite the Buccaneers' interest in retaining their star defensive tackle, they opted to sign him to the extension.
Vea, who is set to earn a $6 million pay bump from $18 million to $24 million in 2026 and $24 million in 2027, will receive a total of $48 million over the next two seasons. Aged 31 and entering his ninth season, Vea is widely regarded as one of the best, if not the best, nose tackles in the league, along with Bengals' Dexter Lawrence.
His performance has been instrumental in the Buccaneers' Super Bowl championship run in 2020/21, where their defensive line overwhelmed the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes. While Vea's extension is a significant contract for the Buccaneers, it falls short of the record-breaking deals signed by Jalen Carter ($38 million per year) and Quinnen Williams & Jeffery Simmons ($35 million APY).
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