Sapp insists food was tampered with on road trips

News Type: Event — Seeded on Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:00 PM EST

Article Source: ESPN.com

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ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Warren Sapp is a very picky eater.

The Oakland Raiders' defensive tackle refuses to eat out on team trips for fear of getting sick, and he's not talking about the rare case of food poisoning.

Sapp insisted Wednesday his food was tampered with during his nine-year tenure in Tampa Bay from 1995-2003.

"You get your food poisoned," Sapp said at Raiders headquarters. "They don't want you out there on Sunday. You don't think about it. It just got crazy."

He pointed specifically to three incidents: Before the NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia at the end of the 2002 season, which the Bucs won en route to the Super Bowl title; before a divisional playoff game at Green Bay in January 1998; and at New Orleans, where the Bucs played a game during the 1998 season.

"I know it's real, especially in Philly, come on," said Sapp, long an unpopular figure in the NFL for his play and his mouth.

Sapp's comments caught Raiders coach Art Shell by surprise.

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Michael Sautter

Has Warren Sapp lost his mind?

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#1 - Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:04 PM EST

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ACoolie

Funny how this is reported the same week that the Olympic Commitee announced that they will use mice to test-taste all the ingredients entered into olympic participants meals.

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#2 - Fri Nov 24, 2006 5:08 PM EST

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MICHAEL SAUTTER

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