Revealed: Where Bucs star Vita Vea wants to play next after bombshell trade request put NFL teams on alert

An NFL insider has claimed Tampa Bay Buccaneers star Vita Vea wants to make a move to a team based on the West Coast. The Super Bowl-winning defensive tackle stunned the Bucs on Monday by requesting a trade after failing to agree terms on a contract extension.A first-round draft pick in 2018, Vea put rival teams on red alert just six weeks before the new NFL season begins and it seems like he already knows where he wants to end up next season.According to The Athletic’s Ted Nguyen, Vea wants to go either to a team based in California or to the Las Vegas Raiders. That means the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, as well as the San Francisco 49ers are all contenders to land his signature.However, Rams coach Sean McVay appeared to rule his team out of making a move in an interview just moments after news broke that Vea wants out of Florida.Asked by Kay Adams if the Rams were pursuing Vea, McVay said: ‘He’s a stud. I think he’s a great player who has always been a problem to game plan against but I think we feel great about our group right now.’ Vita Vea wants to make a move to a team based on the West Coast, according to an NFL insider But Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay has seemingly already ruled his team out of a dealThe two-time Pro Bowl selection is set to earn $18 million this season, the final year of his existing four-year deal with Tampa Bay.Amid the contract standoff, Vea didn’t take part in the Bucs’ spring program but was present for the first day of training camp on Tuesday.Before last season, Bucs coach Todd Bowles claimed ‘there’s nobody like’ Vea. But now he’s facing up to the prospect of losing him entirely.The 6ft 4ins, 347-pound Vea has been at the heart of the Bucs defense ever since they drafted him out of Washington in 2018.He helped Tom Brady and the Bucs win the Super Bowl against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021, when they prevailed 31-9 at their own Raymond James Stadium.Meanwhile, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield has decided to play out the final year of his contract without a new deal, despite being in talks with Bucs executives for several months.Mayfield is in the final year of his contract with Tampa Bay, the team with which he experienced a career resurgence after rough stints with the Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams.The quarterback set a deadline to get a deal put together before the start of training camp but, as of Tuesday when he reported for duty, no offer was in place.