Vita Vea, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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While the NFL is slowly phasing out the “run dominant” defensive tackles from being in demand, an exception was certainly made for someone with the physical gifts of Vita Vea of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In Vea’s scouting report, prior to the 2018 NFL Draft, some scout wrote that Vea “pummels (opposing) centers when isolated on them.”
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Said pummeling is likely fueled, at least in large part, from the strength that allowed him to crank out a staggering 41 repetitions of 225lbs on the bench press. But Vea is much more than just “weight room strength.” Former Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter is on record as saying Vea would “300-pound men off the ground with one arm.”
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