Former NFL defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh hasn’t played for the Buccaneers since 2021, but he may have helped them improve this year.
Suh worked with Buccaneers defensive tackle Vita Vea this offseason, and Vea lost significant weight in the process, according to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.
Vea was reported to be much heavier than his listed 347 pounds, and the Bucs felt his weight was holding him back last year. Suh, 37, who has not officially retired but is not under contract and did not play last season, was known for pushing himself through intense offseason workouts during his NFL career, often skipping the team’s voluntary offseason workouts. their teams. and then arrive at training camp in better shape than his teammates. Suh and Vea played alongside each other on the Bucs’ defensive line from 2019 to 2021.
Bucs defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers has said Vea “it looks very different“with a lighter weight and that the Bucs need him to play better than in 2023, when he was good but not dominant. A slimmer Vea can be a dominant player, and the Bucs may have Suh to thank for a dominant Vea in 2024.
