Sunday, January 15, 2023

Vita Vea

 In the week 12 game, which was an impressive 35-22 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, Vea recorded a sack, a career-best two pass deflections and also nabbed the ball for a touchdown of one yard by quarterback Jameis Winston. Vea became the first player in history to record a sack in a single game and also catch an touchdown passing from Jameis Winston making him the ninth player to do both. He played in every game and recorded 35 total tackles, 12 quarterback hits, and three passes defensedDuring Thursday Night Football against the Chicago Bears in Week 5, Vea was struck by a fracture to his right ankle and leg after making a tackle on the running back David Montgomery. Before the injury, Vea recorded one sack on Nick Foles during the 20-19 loss. Vea was placed on injured reserve on the 13th the 13th of October, 2020. Vea was put by the team on the reserve list/COVID-19list on November 28th the 28th of November, 2020. She was then moved into injured reserve on the 5th of December. Vea was released from the injured reserve on the 22nd of January 2021. Vea was a Buccaneer's defensive tackle in Super Bowl LV's victory against the Kansas City Chiefs. Vea was also on injured reserve on January 22, 2021. Vea was then activated from the injured reserve. Vea's fifth year option was purchased by the Buccaneers that provided Vea $7.6M for 2022's season. Vea sustained a knee injury in Week 11 and was removed from the field. Vea signed a $43 million, four-year extension with the Buccaneers. As a result of the Los Angeles Rams advancing to Super Bowl LVI, Vea was selected to his first ever Pro Bowl as an alternate for defensive tackle Aaron Donald.



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