Robinson praises Vita Vea, his new dominating teammate, as a key reason for joining the Buccaneers and bolstering Tampa’s defensive front.
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Why did A. Shawn Robinson sign with the Buccaneers?
Why did A. Shawn Robinson sign with the Buccaneers?
Well, for one, he wanted to play with Vita Vea.
Well, for one, he wanted to play with Vita Vea.
This is Joe Smeltzer for Bucs Roundtable.
This is Joe Smeltzer for Bucs Roundtable.
The first question the veteran defensive lineman was asked about the Buccaneers was about why he signed, and he talked about making room for Vita Vea to do his thing.
The first question the veteran defensive lineman was asked about the Buccaneers was about why he signed, and he talked about making room for Vita Vea to do his thing.
Defensive tackle, the Buccaneers have two pretty good ones in Vea and Khadija Kansi, but Vea is getting older, Kansi is hurt quite often, and the Bucs needed some insurance, and Robinson gave it to them.
Defensive tackle, the Buccaneers have two pretty good ones in Vea and Khadija Kansi, but Vea is getting older, Kansi is hurt quite often, and the Bucs needed some insurance, and Robinson gave it to them.
Robinson’s a guy that knows what it’s like to be on bad teams.
Robinson’s a guy that knows what it’s like to be on bad teams.
He was on the Detroit Lions back in twenty-nineteen.
He was on the Detroit Lions back in twenty-nineteen.
He knows what it’s like to be on the very best teams, winning a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams two years later.
He knows what it’s like to be on the very best teams, winning a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Rams two years later.
He was most recently with the Carolina Panthers, helping the Panthers to a division championship, and now he’s in the same division for a different team, trying to help the Bucs to reclaim their turf.
He was most recently with the Carolina Panthers, helping the Panthers to a division championship, and now he’s in the same division for a different team, trying to help the Bucs to reclaim their turf.
Will he do it?
Will he do it?
We don’t know yet, but for the Bucs to reclaim the NFC South, a veteran like Robinson is a pretty good place to start.
We don’t know yet, but for the Bucs to reclaim the NFC South, a veteran like Robinson is a pretty good place to start.
Joe Smeltzer, Bucs Roundtable.
Joe Smeltzer, Bucs Roundtable.