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Vita Vea Avoids $108K Fine, Skips Buccaneers Drills

6/17/2026

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Vita Vea is attending Buccaneers’ minicamp to avoid a $107,911 fine but is not taking part in drills.
NFL Media says his non-participation is contract-related as he enters the year of a $71 million extension signed in January 2022.
Coach Todd Bowles said Vea is healthy and not needed in June.
His $17 million base salary and $17.75 million average rank 19th among defensive tackles, below the top eight whose 2026 averages range $23.5 million-$31.75 million.

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Vita Vea is attending Buccaneers’ minicamp to avoid a $107,911 fine but is not taking part in drills.
NFL Media says his non-participation is contract-related as he enters the year of a $71 million extension signed in January 2022.
Coach Todd Bowles said Vea is healthy and not needed in June.
His $17 million base salary and $17.75 million average rank 19th among defensive tackles, below the top eight whose 2026 averages range $23.5 million-$31.75 million.