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Vita Vea is all smiles after losing tooth in collision vs. Colts

Dental implants aren't cheap.

But with a massive contract extension likely looming in his future, Vita Vea can surely afford one. It looks like he'll need one after Sunday.

The fourth-year Tampa Bay Buccaneers nose tackle cracked his face against the helmet of Indianapolis Colts guard Mark Glowinski in the first half of Sunday's Colts-Bucs matchup. His own helmet had come loose, and his face mask rode up his head, leaving his chin exposed to the football elements.

The elements won, as they so often do.