Warren Carlos Sapp was born on December 19,1972 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League for 13 seasons, primarily with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
50 Facts About Warren Sapp
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Warren Sapp spent nine seasons with the Buccaneers and was a member of the Oakland Raiders in his last four seasons.
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Warren Sapp compiled 96.5 career sacks by the time of his retirement, which are the third-highest career sacks for a defensive tackle and the 28th-highest overall for a defensive lineman.
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Warren Sapp's career was checkered by controversy from his hard-hitting style of play and occasional verbal outbursts.
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Warren Sapp was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
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Warren Sapp was born in Orlando, Florida, and raised in Plymouth, Florida, by a single mother.
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Warren Sapp holds school records for sacks, tackles for a loss, and longest field goal.
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In 2007, Warren Sapp was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team comprising the top 33 players in a hundred years of high school football in his home state.
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Many top nationally ranked college football programs recruited Warren Sapp and he played at the University of Miami for the Hurricanes, where he was a defensive standout.
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Warren Sapp converted to defensive lineman and in 1994 won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the Lombardi Award, and the Bill Willis Award.
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Warren Sapp finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting that year.
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Ahead of the 1995 NFL Draft, Warren Sapp ran the fastest time in the 40-yard dash for a defensive tackle.
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Warren Sapp was considered a potential top five or 10 pick, but due to reports of multiple failed cocaine and marijuana tests released the night before the draft, many teams passed on him.
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Warren Sapp was ultimately selected 12th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round.
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The NFL released a statement strongly denying the rumors and Warren Sapp believed an anonymous individual attempted to intentionally sabotage his draft chances.
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Warren Sapp was almost immediately given the starting job as the right defensive tackle, which he held for his entire nine-year stay in Tampa.
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Warren Sapp flourished in the Tampa 2 defense, which included teammates Derrick Brooks and John Lynch.
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Warren Sapp finished his rookie season with 27 tackles and one interception and continued to be a prolific tackler for the Buccaneers.
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Warren Sapp registered 51 tackles and nine sacks in 1996, and 58 tackles and 10.5 sacks in 1997.
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Warren Sapp was honored as NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1999.
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Warren Sapp made five tackles and two sacks during that postseason.
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On November 24,2002, at Raymond James Stadium, Warren Sapp was strongly criticized for a blindside hit on the Green Bay Packers' Chad Clifton.
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The hit occurred during a Buccaneers interception return, when Warren Sapp hit Clifton as the latter was jogging downfield, away from the main action.
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Warren Sapp was not fined for the incident, but it added to his controversial image and he felt he had been made an example by the NFL by being fined for a second Monday night skipping incident.
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In 2003, during a Monday Night Football game against the Indianapolis Colts on October 6, Warren Sapp was scolded for skipping through and disrupting the Colts, who were spread out on the field stretching during warmups.
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The next Sunday, October 12,2003, before the Buccaneers took on the Washington Redskins, Warren Sapp, while running onto the field, bumped into an NFL referee and drew a $50,000 fine.
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In 2004, Warren Sapp was reportedly interested in accepting a contract offer from the Cincinnati Bengals for four years worth US $16 million, but on March 20 he announced he had agreed to terms on a seven-year, $36.6 million contract with the Oakland Raiders, the same team he had helped rout in the Super Bowl in early 2003.
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Warren Sapp started all 16 games in his first season in Oakland, splitting time at defensive end and defensive tackle, recording 30 tackles and 2.5 sacks and recovering two fumbles after having lost an estimated 20 pounds before joining the Raiders for the 2004 season.
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Warren Sapp started the first ten games of the season with 29 tackles, and finished second on the team to Derrick Burgess with five sacks before being sidelined for the last six games of 2005 with a shoulder injury.
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Warren Sapp had 10 sacks to go along with 32 tackles and one forced fumble.
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On December 23,2007, Warren Sapp got ejected after an altercation with the officials near the end of the second quarter of the Raiders' game at Jacksonville.
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The conversation became heated, with Warren Sapp gesturing and swearing, provoking Boger to flag him for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Boger claimed that Warren Sapp had "bumped" him in the process, while Warren Sapp denied any physical contact.
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On January 3,2008, Warren Sapp told Raider owner Al Davis over the phone that he would retire and confirmed this on his website qbkilla.
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At the time of his retirement, Warren Sapp was one of only twelve defensive players in NFL history to make the Pro Bowl, be named Defensive Player of the Year and win a Super Bowl or pre-Super Bowl NFL title.
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Warren Sapp is considered to be the prototype three-technique defensive tackle, and ever since his retirement NFL teams scouting defensive tackles have reportedly been looking for a "Baby Sapp".
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Warren Sapp was selected to seven Pro Bowls, was named a first-team All-Pro four times and a second-team All-Pro twice, voted to the 1990s and 2000s All-Decade Teams, and earned Defensive Player of the Year honors after a 12.5-sack season in 1999.
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Warren Sapp made his stand-up comedy debut at the Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy on March 16,2009.
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Warren Sapp worked for NFL Network as an analyst featured on NFL Total Access and NFL GameDay Morning until he was fired in 2015 following his arrest for solicitation.
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In June 2012, Warren Sapp teamed up with the NOC, a YouTube premium content channel, to produce a TV show series called "Judge Warren Sapp".
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Warren Sapp participated in Fox's dating game show The Choice.
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In January 2013, Warren Sapp worked with Dr Jonathan Greenburg to raise awareness about the importance of getting tested and treated for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea.
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Warren Sapp was a celebrity judge on the second season of the reality show BBQ Pitmasters.
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On July 27,2016, Warren Sapp was bitten by a shark while lobstering off the coast of Florida.
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On February 7,2010, Warren Sapp was arrested in South Florida and charged with domestic battery while in Florida as an analyst for the NFL Network's coverage of Super Bowl XLIV, but following the arrest the NFL Network cancelled his appearance.
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On February 2,2015, the day after Super Bowl XLIX, Warren Sapp was arrested on suspicion of soliciting a prostitute and assault.
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Later that day it was revealed Warren Sapp's contract had been terminated by the NFL Network.
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Warren Sapp owed the Internal Revenue Service $853,003 from income in 2006 and $89,775 for 2010.
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Warren Sapp was $876,000 behind on alimony and child support for his former spouse, owed $68,738 for unpaid property taxes in Windermere and owed money to attorneys, friends and a speech therapist as well.
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Warren Sapp claimed no credit card debt and owns no automobiles, but owes National Car Rental $90,685 through his business, Nine-Nine LLC Court filings indicated Sapp's assets totaled $6.45 million against a debt of $6.7 million.