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Bucs' Vita Veasuffers strained calf, won't miss games

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft pick Vita Vea officially has a strained left calf and will be out a "couple of weeks," a source told ESPN on Tuesday.

He is not expected to miss any regular-season games, the source said.

"It was better than we thought," said coach Dirk Koetter, who initially feared that it was a torn Achilles.

Vea was able to gingerly limp off the practice field Sunday, but he had to be carted to the locker room. The injury happened on a run play during 11-on-11 drills.