Vita Vea signs $30 million extension with Buccaneers as team plans ahead
4 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 20, 2026, 1:00 PM
Last updated Aug 20, 2026
Vita Vea has signed a one-year, $30 million extension with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ensuring his presence through 2027. This agreement follows a trade request and holdout during training camp. While Vea returns as a key defensive player, the Buccaneers' ongoing contract negotiations with quarterback Baker Mayfield remain unresolved. Additionally, former LSU edge rusher Jack Pyburn, among other rookies, may return to college following a court ruling.
- •Vea's new deal keeps him with the Buccaneers until 2027.
- •He previously submitted a trade request during training camp.
- •Negotiations with QB Baker Mayfield have not advanced favorably.
- •NFL rookies are cleared to return to college amid eligibility changes.
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