The reconstruction of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defensive line continued on Thursday night…in a big way.
After trading down from the seventh pick to #12, the Buccaneers selected Vita Vea, a 6-4, 347-pound defensive tackle from Washington with enormous strength and the nimble feet of a much smaller man. Vea gives the Buccaneers a potentially dominant interior-line rotation, mixing in with six-time Pro Bowler Gerald McCoy and prized free agency acquisition Beau Allen.
Even better, the process that led to Vea's selection gave the Buccaneers an opportunity to address several other positions with high picks.