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PatsFans.com Article · 08-22-2012, 11:50 AM

Warren Sapp Reveals Belichick Was Very Interested in Drafting Him in Cleveland
By: Ian Logue

An interesting entry in the BigLead this morning about Bill Belichick's interest in Warren Sapp back in 1995....

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**Ian** · 08-22-2012, 01:32 PM

Just to save you a click, here's the quote from Sapp which is...well...colorful

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“He said ‘I wanna draft you so bad that I have an erection right now. But [GM] Mike Lombardi will not let me draft you. I just want you to know it is not on me. I want you in Cleveland.’” You can listen to Sapp's quote here - it's at the 1:10 mark.

***KontradictioN*** · 08-22-2012, 01:38 PM

I'm sure Belichick would have taken Sapp if everything went right, but I'm absolutely sure that conversation didn't happen.

DefenseRules · 08-22-2012, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by KontradictioN

I'm sure Belichick would have taken Sapp if everything went right, but I'm absolutely sure that conversation didn't happen.

Well we already know that Sapp has a tendency to "make things up". Just ask Shocky.

***Rob0729*** · 08-22-2012, 01:51 PM

If Belichick or Lombardi or someone else who was in the Browns' organization at the time confirms it, then I will believe it. Otherwise, I don't believe anything Sapp says.

Florio does a very good job showing the inconsistencies in his media interviews over the last few weeks.

letekro · 08-22-2012, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Ian

Just to save you a click, here's the quote from Sapp which is...well...colorful

It's also blatant plagiarism of the great Scotty Appleton:

new jack city- i wanna shoot you so bad - YouTube

**Ian** · 08-22-2012, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by letekro

It's also blatant plagiarism of the great Scotty Appleton:

new jack city- i wanna shoot you so bad - YouTube

I actually thought of that but couldn't remember where it was from

***jmt57*** · 08-22-2012, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Rob0729

If Belichick or Lombardi or someone else who was in the Browns' organization at the time confirms it, then I will believe it. Otherwise, I don't believe anything Sapp says.

Florio does a very good job showing the inconsistencies in his media interviews over the last few weeks.

I could have sworn that I have previously read that Belichick wanted to draft Sapp, but was overruled by Lombardi; I am pretty sure that is true.

As for the exact wording in the conversation between Sapp and Belichick, it would not surprise me in the least if that was embellished a bit by Mr. QB Killa'.

Patsfanin Philly · 08-22-2012, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jmt57

I could have sworn that I have previously read that Belichick wanted to draft Sapp, but was overruled by Lombardi; I am pretty sure that is true.

As for the exact wording in the conversation between Sapp and Belichick, it would not surprise me in the least if that was embellished a bit by Mr. QB Killa'.

Maybe, maybe not... Lombardi admitted he nixed it "we' in the article,
Michael Lombardi: What is Bill Belichick thinking? - SI.com - 2008 NFL Draft

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However on draft day, rumors were running rampant about Sapp. Even though Belichick had personally worked out Sapp and loved his talents, we decided to take Sapp off our board because of inaccurate personal background information. So, without a real conviction for a player, we traded out of the spot and watched with great regret as Sapp went on to a standout career. The mistake we made was trusting outside sources. From that day on, trusting outside sources would never happen again in a Belichick draft room.

betterthanthealternative · 08-22-2012, 04:16 PM

If he'd take the erection out of the quote, he'd be a whole lot more believable.