Remember when rookies used to get taped to goal posts? Yeah, that stuff doesn’t happen anymore.
Rookie “duties”, if that’s what you want to call them, are much more tame now. Nowadays it’s usually just carrying a veteran’s gear or driving them to and from places during training camp.
But, defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said he has one special duty for rookie defensive tackle Vita Vea, one that only Vea can perform.
#Bucs DT Gerald McCoy said the only rookie duty he has for Vita Vea is that when Vea introduces himself to McCoy’s kids he has to introduce himself as Maui from Moana.
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) May 22, 2018
Maui is the character, voiced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, from the Disney movie Moana.
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— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) May 22, 2018
McCoy said that this is not an optional thing for Vea — jokingly, obviously. He said that the Buccaneers do a lot of great things in the Tampa Bay community, and that Vea’s role at such events is to show up at birthday parties as Maui.
McCoy: “My kids think Maui plays for the #Bucs (talking about rookie Vita Vea).” pic.twitter.com/PbbN4aAIah
— PewterReport 🏴☠️ (@PewterReport) May 22, 2018
Maybe that’s what we’ll call Vea from now on.
Trevor Sikkema is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat reporter and NFL Draft analyst for PewterReport.com. Sikkema, an alumnus of the University of Florida, has covered both college and professional football for much of his career. As a native of the Sunshine State, when he's not buried in social media, Sikkema can be found out and active, attempting to be the best athlete he never was. Sikkema can be reached at: [email protected]
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