NFC Notes: Taliese Fuaga, Vita Vea, Buccaneers, Panthers, Saints

Buccaneers

Buccaneers DL coach Kacy Rodgers said DT Vita Vea has slimmed down so far this offseason and already โ€œlooks a lot different.โ€

โ€œOkay, Iโ€™m not going to let the cat out of the bag, but wait until you see him when he comes back,โ€ Rodgers said, via PewterReport. โ€œHe looks a lot different. Iโ€™ll just let you see him.โ€

Buccaneers DT Logan Hall confirmed Vea has worked on his weight. 

โ€œYeah, Iโ€™ve definitely seen a change,โ€ Hall said. โ€œIโ€™m not sure on the number (how much weight heโ€™s lost), but heโ€™s moving great.โ€

Rodgers added Vea โ€œhas to play betterโ€ in 2024 and identified situations where he couldโ€™ve been better last season. 

โ€œVita has to play better,โ€ Rodgers said. โ€œWhen you are talking about that and just looking at plays heโ€™s leaving out there, Vita is a really strong man when he uses his hands and proper technique heโ€™s hard to stop. Thatโ€™s the thing. He plays hard and does everything we ask of him. Just when you go back and look at some plays [you say], โ€˜You should have made that play. You know that guy should not be blocking you.โ€™ Thatโ€™s kind of where we need him to take the next step because he does everything, everything else we ask him for.โ€

Panthers

Panthers rookie TE Jaโ€™Tavion Sanders is trying to fill the shoes of one of the Carolina greats who played the position before him.

โ€œIโ€™m just trying to be the next Greg Olsen,โ€ Sanders said, via Around The NFL. โ€œIโ€™m trying to be the new face of the offense for sure.โ€

Panthers HC Dave Canales said Sanders can line up all over the field.

โ€œHeโ€™s a guy, you can move around a little bit more, maybe play him in the slot a little bit,โ€ Canales said of Sanders.

Saints

Saints rookie OT Taliese Fuaga admitted that itโ€™s a challenge to transition from the right side to the left side of the line.

โ€œI donโ€™t know, some say itโ€™s like driving on the other side of the highway, you know what Iโ€™m saying?โ€ Fuaga said, via Saints Wire. โ€œItโ€™s just getting used to it. Thatโ€™s all I can say about that.โ€

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