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Gentlemen, there was a trade requested.

and I'm sure I'm going to butcher this name like I do many people's name in the NFL, but Vitave has requested a trade.

What are your thoughts? Colin, you obviously have some strong thoughts after I completely butchered the name.

It's like a household name.

It's like calling Joe Burrow Joe Burrow and being like, oh, I'm mad.

Vitave, Vitave, Vitave.

So Vita Vea, it's got to be a bluff for a contract.

I mean, so doing some research of Vita Vea when this popped off, you know, he's not – Vita Vea is one of the household names of the defensive line in the NFL.

Has been for a long time.

That's twofold, right? He's 32 years old.

But he's stayed just as productive this year – or last year as he's been his entire career.

Very average year.

The problem is you've got a guy that's 300-something pounds.

He's had foot issues before.

Asking to get paid as much as guys that might be 26 years old coming on their first big contract.

And you don't know how much he's asking for, but you know he's looking at it that way.

Nobody's a bigger fan of themselves than themselves, right? So he's going in there, he's saying, this is what I want.

The Bucs need him to play.

We'll get into it later in the show, but it's a very winnable division for the Bucs, right? Very winnable.

The Bucs already are not in a prime position like they've been in years past to compete in this division as dominantly.

And so in a year where it's really their year to win the division, to lose a guy that's like a stalwart on your defensive line is a total no-go.

And I think that's the play he's using.

So, yes, he's like the 19th highest paid defensive lineman in the game, right? So he's not super high up there despite being a household name.

Do the Bucs – the Bucs also hold all the leverage on him.

So is this just a contract holdout? Probably.