“Can’t Hit Your Coach Like That”: CFB World Sympathizes With Warren Sapp as HOF Legend Gets Taste of His Own Medicine at CU Fall Camp

Ouch! Coach Warren Sapp just got reminded of his NFL days. All that the new Colorado graduate assistant, Warren Sapp, wanted from his Colorado players was to head forward to win the Big 12 championship with full potential. Little did he know he would get the taste of his own medicine because Colorado Buffaloes’ edge BJ Green II took things too seriously.

On July 31, Thee Pregame Show posted a clip from the training camp. And it was no ordinary video. It was so thrilling for Sapp that Colorado’s graduate assistant too posted the clip on his Instagram account on August 2. For the caption, he wrote, “I have no Clue what “LOC” is but My Lawd please let it mean Light On Coach!! #SappGotSmashed #SappNotFishing #BlowedUp check Coach Dancy shaking his right shoulder. He got US Both!!” But what is the hoopla all about?

Green II was perfecting his pass-rushing moves during a drill when he got carried away — so much so that the edge did not hold back in pinning Sapp down, who came in his way. The Hall of Famer had taken up the role of Green II’s defensive lineman target, armed with a blocking pad.

Well, Warren Sapp got knocked down and looked quite surprised by Green’s sheer force.

Well, Warren Sapp retired in 2008. So hasn’t felt something like that in quite a while. Every football fan is familiar with Sapp, who boasts 13 years of NFL experience. He played a vital role in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first-ever Super Bowl victory in 2003 and received first-team All-Pro recognition four times (1999-2002) while with the team.

In fact, his 96.5 sacks are the second-most by an interior lineman in league history. He also set Tampa Bay’s single-season record with his 16.5 sacks in 2000- that’s the third-highest ever recorded by a defensive tackle. No doubt, social media users felt that the Colorado players didn’t have a clear idea about who Sapp was in his prime!

Fans urge Warren Sapp to strap it up and show who he really was!

A fan mentioned, “Aight nowww they gunn get big 99 to strap it up they don’t want no part of it.”

Well, we have to say that Green was lucky he got no part of Sapp’s prime persona. Not only was Warren Sapp ruthless, but he was a great trash-talker too. The 300-pound man would squat down in front of you and go on and on with his trash-talking.

On the other hand, some Instagram users sympathized with the 51-year-old coach.

• “Damn! That young man is ruthless! You okay big fella?”
• “Come on man. You can’t hit your coach like that. Smh”

Even though Sapp was of great stature, he fell to the ground upon receiving the blow, which worried the fans. Since this new job of holding the shield for the players during practice is too risky, a fan came up with an alternative suggestion for Sapp: “You gotta get back to stretching coach.” 

Let us not forget how Sapp has been facing some medical issues too. For years, he has been convinced that he has CTE as he has been facing memory problems. Owing to this, in 2017, he made the decision to donate his brain to CTE research at the Concussion Legacy Foundation after his death.

His decision came from a place of hope- A hope to prevent permanent brain damage for future football players.

But coming back to Sapp getting pinned, some fans suggested that the Colorado players had no idea what Sapp was like during his NFL days. Tampa Bay had so much respect for his contribution that they made him the club’s 2012 Ring of Honor pick and also retired his No. 99 jersey. No doubt, a fan commented, “99 i think they’re a little too young to know who you are lol.”

He was drafted by Tampa Bay in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft (12th overall). Throughout the nine years with them, he appeared in 140 games and started 130. Post that, he switched to the Oakland Raiders and played four seasons before eventually retiring. His vast NFL background is a treasure for the Colorado Buffaloes players, who also have Deion Sanders’s extensive experience to borrow from.