{"id":354496,"date":"2026-07-28T02:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/354496\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T02:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T02:38:38","slug":"reports-vita-vea-requests-trade-out-of-tampa-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/354496\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Vita Vea requests trade out of Tampa Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Multiple sources have reported that franchise cornerstone Vita Vea has requested a trade from the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Vea, 31, has played 8 seasons for Tampa as one of the most elite nose tackles in the NFL and a massive fan favorite \u2014 both figuratively and literally at 6-foot-4, 347 pounds. Vea has sought a new contract all off-season, as he\u2019s scheduled to be a free agent in 2027 at age 32.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">He was a hold-in at mandatory mini-camp, and he\u2019s expected to report to training camp, but this latest tactic shows that Vea\u2019s representation is hitting the nuclear option on negotiations, which have reportedly gone nowhere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">It\u2019s fair to speculate the Bucs have instead focused heavily on quarterback Baker Mayfield\u2019s extension, something that obviously holds higher importance than any potential Vea deal. Mayfield gave a deadline of training camp for any extension to happen before the season\u2019s end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">If any trade involving Vea were to materialize, the Bucs would be faced a with sizable dilemma on their defensive line. Without a dominant block eater and pocket pusher, they\u2019d need to expect major contributions from the likes of Elijah Simmons, Jayson Jones, and rookie DeMonte Capehart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Either way, a resolution should be expected within the next month or so.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Multiple sources have reported that franchise cornerstone Vita Vea has requested a trade from the Buccaneers. Vea, 31,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,2989,137,136],"class_list":["post-354496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers-news","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}