Soft-spoken Vea focuses on school work 
December, 19, 2012
12/19/12
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By
Mason Kelley | ESPN.com
MILPITAS, Calif. -- Kelly King broke down a math problem on the white board at the front of the classroom. The football coach at Milpitas (Calif.) High School was preparing his students for a test when the door to his classroom opened.
In walked Vita Vea.
The 6-foot-4, 280-pound defensive end squeezed himself into a desk that was built for a much smaller student and waited patiently while King finished explaining an equation.
In walked Vita Vea.
The 6-foot-4, 280-pound defensive end squeezed himself into a desk that was built for a much smaller student and waited patiently while King finished explaining an equation.
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Mason Kelley joined ESPN.com in 2012 and covers Washington recruiting. Kelley came to ESPN after spending three years as the high school sports coordinator at The Seattle Times. He has written about high school, college and professional sports since 2004, working for newspapers in Florida, California, Idaho and Washington. He currently lives in Seattle and can be reached at masonkelleyESPN@gmail.com.