Buccaneers' Vita Vea: Restructures contract

Tampa Bay restructured Vea's contract Friday, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Vea, who signed a four-year, $73 million extension in January of 2022, will have a large portion of his 2023 salary converted into a signing bonus. The veteran defensive tackle was expected to make $12.5 million in 2023, but his new deal will save Tampa Bay nearly $9 million in cap space.