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Vita Vea and Jamel Dean are among the veterans present at #Bucs OTAs đ pic.twitter.com/nE9ganZwBe
— Brianna Dix (@briannadixNFL) May 30, 2023
The second stint of OTAs began on Tuesday, and two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players that weren’t there for the first stint have made their return to camp.
CB Jamel Dean and NT Vita Vea were not among the veteran players at OTAs when they first kicked off earlier in the month, but the two have returned to this next portion of them as reported by Bucs team writer Brianna Dix. Dean was recently given an extension in free agency in the offseason, and Vea remains one of the defense’s highest-paid players.
Some players that skipped OTAs the first time around also didn’t show up on Tuesday. Here is a list of those players, as per PewterReport:
- EDGE Shaq Barrett
- WR Mike Evans
- WR Russell Gage
- CB Carlton Davis
- LB Devin White
- LB Lavonte David
- C Ryan Jensen
Notable #Bucs not in attendance at todayâs OTA include: WRs Mike Evans and Russell Gage, C Ryan Jensen, OLB Shaq Barrett and ILBs Lavonte David and Devin White, and CB Carlton Davis III. RBs Chase Edmonds and Sean Tucker are here but not practicing.
— PewterReport đ´ââ ď¸ (@PewterReport) May 30, 2023
Gage is dealing with an unknown injury first revealed by Baker Mayfield, so that is most likely the reason for his absence. The biggest name to watch is Devin White, who is currently in a contract dispute with the Bucs â him not appearing in OTAs isn’t necessarily an indicator he’s holding out, but it would be notable if he were to miss mandatory minicamp.
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