Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Warren Sapp ... remember him? ... has been thrown out of the Raiders game with the Jacksonville Jaguars after picking up three unsportsmanlike penalties. It all started when a Jags' O-lineman was called for a penalty that the Raiders declined. Take it away:Officials said the Raiders declined the penalty, and the Jaguars lined up for a 43-yard field goal attempt with 21 seconds to play in the first half. Officials then said Oakland would accept the penalty, making it third-and-20 from the Raiders 35-yard line.
Jacksonville's offense went back on the field, but a few seconds later, the officials called the first unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Sapp. That gave the Jaguars an automatic first down, and Sapp started jawing at officials.
Sapp and defensive end Derrick Burgess were both flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct penalties during the arguments. Sapp kept talking, and he got a third one that also came with an ejection.
Teammates had to restrain Sapp, and an assistant coach escorted him off the field.
In an even weirder twist, the Jags ended up with the ball at the 2-yd line. However, David Garrard had his pass picked off in the endzone and returned 36 yards.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-23-2007 @ 4:24PM
steve said...
will things ever get better
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12-23-2007 @ 4:30PM
Angus said...
i understand emotions getting high but it is inexuseable to penalize your team by running your mouth. What are you trying to prove?
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12-23-2007 @ 5:12PM
bigflyer said...
Sapp has never played as big as his mouth.
Retire turkey.
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12-23-2007 @ 8:38PM
Arthur Williams said...
who cares about warren sapp?
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12-24-2007 @ 12:24AM
tyler said...
GO JAGS
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12-24-2007 @ 8:37AM
Barry Brink said...
Another example of how much energy it takes to be a Raider fan...They don't make anything easy.
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12-26-2007 @ 10:49AM
Dave said...
If Warren Sapp's talent were proportionate to the size of his mouth, he wouldn't fit through the locker room door! Unfortunately, he fits easily through the door, as he found out when he left the field following his premature ejection.
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12-26-2007 @ 11:33AM
J. Brian Thompson said...
He's a football player, for chrissakes. What do you expect from a person with the body of a bull and a mind like a squirrel? He's a pawn. A gladiator. Relative to real society, an absolute nothing. It's only fair that he gets big bucks for it, and pray he doesn't go postal and jerk some ref's spine out. Animals are dangerous, folks. Get comfortable with it.
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12-26-2007 @ 12:04PM
Clark said...
Warren who?
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12-26-2007 @ 11:57PM
tommoregone said...
FINE HIM BIG MONEY TO MATCH HIS BIG MOUTH!
ONLY WAY TO STOP STUFF LIKE THIS IS TO HIT THEM BIG IN THEIR POCKET BOOKS!
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12-27-2007 @ 7:51AM
Jim Thomason said...
Stupid!
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