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Vita Vea

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Vita Vea recorded 102 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

▶Best highlights

2.5

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

9

indexed seasons

102

career games

Five defining games

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A provisional five-game introduction to Vita Vea's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
LV
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
FEB 7, 2021

Kansas City Chiefs vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Super Bowl LV · Feb 7, 2021

1 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
ATLANTAFALCONS
NOV 24, 2019

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons

Regular Season · Nov 24, 2019

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2022
DALLASCOWBOYS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 16, 2023

Dallas Cowboys vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Wild Card · Jan 16, 2023

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2021
LOS ANGELESRAMS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
JAN 23, 2022

Los Angeles Rams vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Divisional Round · Jan 23, 2022

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2024
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
NOV 4, 2024

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Nov 4, 2024

8 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Vita Vea's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 9 total tackles

Regular Season
2018
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 16, 2018

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2018

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2025
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
SEP 28, 2025

Philadelphia Eagles vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Sep 28, 2025

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2018
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 25, 2018

San Francisco 49ers vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 25, 2018

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 3 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2025
ARIZONACARDINALS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 30, 2025

Arizona Cardinals vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 30, 2025

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2023
DETROITLIONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
OCT 15, 2023

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Oct 15, 2023

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Vita Vea's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2014–2019

01
TBVEA—Vita Vea
TBEVANS13Mike Evans
TBDAVID54Lavonte David

Evans becomes the constant

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Building an offense

Evans and David produced elite careers through losing seasons while the franchise assembled pieces that would become vital to a sudden contender.

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Franchise era

2020–2022

02
TBVEA—Vita Vea
TBBRADY12Tom Brady
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

A veteran quarterback turns potential into a title

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Brady brings another banner

Brady chose Tampa Bay, attracted veteran help and led three road playoff wins before routing Kansas City in the franchise's home stadium.

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Franchise era

2023–present

03
TBVEA—Vita Vea
TBMAYFIELD6Baker Mayfield
TBEVANS13Mike Evans

The veterans outlast expectations

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The Baker Mayfield continuation

Mayfield revived his career and helped the remaining title core keep winning the division after Brady's retirement.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 2021, 2024Super Bowl champion · 20209 NFL seasons102 career games1 career receptions1 career receiving yards1 career receiving touchdowns145 career solo tackles35 career sacksCollege: WashingtonDrafted by: TBDraft pick: 12Jersey: 507 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Oct 21, 2018Most recent: Oct 8, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history