Buccaneers Sign First-Round DT Vita Vea

The Tampa Bay Buccaneersย have signed first-round DTย Vita Veaย 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.

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