Waffles Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 From ESPN.com:TAMPA, Fla. -- Seven-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Warren Sapp signed a seven-year, $36.6 million contract with the Oakland Raiders on Saturday, ending his nine-year relationship with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."The bad news is I won't be back with the Bucs," Sapp said by telephone from Miami. "The good news is I'm a Raider."The surprise move came only a day after Sapp's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said the one-time NFL defensive player of the year was close to signing a four-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals.Sapp will receive a $7 million signing bonus. He earned $6.6 million last year in the final season of a six-year, $36 million contract he signed in 1998.Earlier this month, the 31-year-old tackle said he was optimistic about the prospect of re-signing with the Bucs. But that changed when his old team failed to make him an offer during the first week of the free agency period.Sapp joined the Bucs as first-round draft pick out of Miami in 1995 and -- along with linebacker Derrick Brooks and safety John Lynch -- helped transform the Bucs from a laughingstock into Super Bowl champions.Lynch was released last week after 11 seasons with Tampa Bay, a move that cleared about $4 million under the NFL salary cap.Sapp leaves the only pro team he has played for two sacks shy of the franchise record of 78½ held by Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrookedThumb Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notch Novelty Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Hell Yeah.......Rudd and Sapp awesome additions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 So I guess Al Davis isn't the only 'sap' in town I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrookedThumb Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Hell Yeah.......Rudd and Sapp awesome additions BOTH of them ex-Bucs, mind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejroll Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 It doesnt matter they dont have a decent offense to speak of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 I think Jon Gruden is haoppy to have wn the Super Bowl but now wants to make the team in his own image, I dont think Sapp is half the player he used to be and this is a good move by the Bucs. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Somehow Sapp and the Raiders seem a perfect match... Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScout76 Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Somehow Sapp and the Raiders seem a perfect match... Quote from "Forrest Gump"... "Stupid is as Stupid does".... Kansas City Scouts (CHL) Orr Cup Champions 2010, 2019, 2021 St. Joseph Pony Express (ULL) 2023 Champions Kansas City Cattle (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 Oakland seems to be a magnet for headcases...is Sapp taking Romo's soapbox position too? Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 this always happens with the bengals yesterday they said that they were pretty close to a deal with him. They build up your hopes and then dash your dreams.examples: 1988 super bowl, losing season after losing season, last year they were in the playoff hunt for the first time in more than a decade and they lose to the browns.This just adds to my hatred of the Raiders, I hate them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 that was me who just posted, I was too busy in my fit of rage to log in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted March 21, 2004 Share Posted March 21, 2004 im relieved. for a while i thought that the ravens were going to take the raiders title of "football's most hated team." looks like the raiders are back on track though. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_cynic Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I think this is a sweet move for the Raiders!I'm excited! Utah Jazz Retired Number's#1 - Frank Layden - #7 Pete Maravich - #12 John Stockton - #14 Jeff Hornacek - #35 Darrell Griffith - #53 Mark EatonRetired Number's To Come#00 The Bear (Best Mascot In NBA) - #4 Adrian Dantley - #32 Karl "The Mailman" Malone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sterling84 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Mac, you should be happy the Bungles didn't get Sapp. He's past his prime, and not worth near what he makes.The Raiders have always been famous in the past for resurrecting forget stars, finding youth where others thought there was none, and thriving on other teams cast offs.This, is not one of those decisions. Sometimes the Raiders are a place where has beens go to whither and pass into memory. Good Riddance Sapp. What a jag. The Official Cheese-Filled Snack of NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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