Buccaneers Sign First-Round DT Vita Vea

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed first-round DT Vita Vea to a four-year rookie contract, according to Rick Stroud.

This leaves two draft picks still unsigned for the Buccaneers including:

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos.	Status
1	12	Vita Vea	DT	Signed
2	38	Ronald Jones	RB
2	53	M.J. Stewart	CB	Signed
2	63	Carlton Davis	CB
3	94	Alex Cappa	OL	Signed
4	117	Jordan Whitehead	S	Signed
5	144	Justin Watson	WR	Signed
6	202	Jack Cichy	LB	Signed

Vea, 23, was taken with the No. 12 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft by the Buccaneers. According to OverTheCap.com, Vea receives an $14,878,424 contract that includes an $8,900,672 signing bonus.

The contract includes a fifth-year option for the Buccaneers to pick up in 2021. It’s worth mentioning that the fifth-year option is only guaranteed for injury and won’t prevent the two parties from working on a long-term extension.

During his three-year college career at Washington, Vea recorded 99 total tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, five pass defenses, and two forced fumbles.