Buccaneers DT Vita Vea made NFL history with his touchdown reception
Send that football to Canton.
Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea is a big man. Really big.
He’s listed at 6-foot-4, 346 pounds and would probably be the last person an NFL team would expect to catch a touchdown pass on offense.
That was the Buccaneers’ plan all along.
During Sunday’s game between the Bucs and Falcons, Tampa Bay lined Vea up on offense as an eligible receiver. The Falcons, expecting a run on the play, left Vea uncovered on the play-action fake. It made for the greatest Big Man Touchdown catch in NFL history.
No, really. It was historic.
According to Pro Football Reference, Vea became the heaviest player in NFL history to haul in a touchdown reception. He edged out 345-pound Jonathan Ogden who had two touchdown catches in his NFL career.
NFL HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE
When 346-pound DT Vita Vea caught a touchdown for the Buccaneers, he became THE HEAVIEST PLAYER IN NFL HISTORY TO CATCH A TOUCHDOWN PASS, edging out 345-pound Jonathan Ogden!
The Biggest Big Man Receiving Touchdown Ever! pic.twitter.com/EZ5y2YCNhp
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) November 24, 2019
That was just the history we needed to witness in a game between two 3-7 teams. Send that football to Canton.