Tevita Vea, also known as Vita Vea, is an American football nose tackle who plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Tevita Vea was born on February 5, 1995. (NFL). He attended Washington during his college football career before being selected by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Vea won the Morris Trophy and was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2017. He announced his plan to enter the 2018 NFL Draft on January 2, 2018.
Vea took part at the 2018 NFL Combine, however a hamstring issue prevented him from finishing all of the activities.
Vea missed the entire preseason as well as the first three games of the regular season after straining his calf during training camp. In Week 10, during a defeat to the Washington Redskins by a score of 16-3, Vea recorded his first career sack.
He had 28 tackles and three sacks at the end of his rookie season.
Vita Vea signed a 4 year, $71,000,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including a $4,147,145 signing bonus, $33,915,439 guaranteed.
Where did Vita Vea go to high school?
Vita Vea attended Milpitas High School
