Every week, we get reminders of just how violent and gnarly the sport of football can be. Exhibit A, here’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea getting a front tooth busted out during Sunday’s matchup at the Indianapolis Colts.
While a normal person would fall to the ground in agonizing pain in this situation, Vea immediately cracks a smile and laughs it it off.
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Vita Vea. Certified football guy.
This is taking the entire “Champa Bay” thing to a new level, as the starting defensive tackle for the defending Super Bowl Champion Buccaneers is doing something you’d expect out of the two-time defending Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning. I bet we’ll be seeing Vita Via as the honorary captain and setting off the Tesla coils at a Lightning home game sometime soon.
The Bucs are currently trailing the Colts in the first half and if they want a chance at coming back, they’ll certainly need Vea mucking things up in the trenches, tooth or no tooth.