A biography of Warren Sapp

In this article, a biographyof Warren Sapp, the former NFL lineman will be illustrated. Find out where Warren Sapp’s sport career began and what he has been doing since he retired.

Early life

Warren Sapp was born on 19 December 1972, in Orlando and he was raised in Plymouth, Florida. During the late 80s, he was honoured as an outstanding football player at Apopka High School, where he played as a linebacker, tight end, place kicker and punter. A lot of top national colleges wanted him to play for their football team, although Warren decided to play for the University of Miami, where he converted to defensive lineman. During 1994, he won various awards such as the Bronko Nagurski Trophy (best defensive player), the Rotary Lombardi Award (best lineman or linebacker) and the Bill Willis Award (best defensive lineman). He was also named to many All-American teams.

NFL career

After playing college football at the University of Miami, Warren was drafted into the NFL by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1995 draft. Upon joining Tampa Bay, Warren was given the starting job at the position of right defensive tackle and finished his rookie season with 27 tackles and one interception. He was named the NFL’s defensive player of the year in 1999, and won a super bowl with Tampa Bay in 2002. On March 20th 2004, Warren announced that he has agreed to terms on a seven-year $36.6 million contract with the Oakland Raiders, leaving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers behind. He started all 16 games in his first season with the Oakland Raiders, splitting time at defensive end as well as defensive tackle. Warren’s 2005 season started out as a great year, as he was moved back to his familiar DT position. He started his first ten games of the season recording 29 tackles and finished second on the team to Derrick Burgess with five sacks. Unfortunately, the year took a turn for the worse for Warren, as he was sidelined for the last six games of ’05 with a shoulder injury. 2006 proved to be a better year for Warren, after returning to his All-Pro form, and then he went on to play the 2007 season.

Retirement

At the end of the 2007 season, Warren decided to retire from his football career and moved into the broadcast booth in 2008 as a commentator on the NFL Network and Showtime. He also participated on Season 7 of Dancing with the Stars, coming second place alongside his professional dance partner Kym Johnson.