Warren Sapp retires after 13-year career
Published 11:34 pm Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Warren Sapp’s 13-year NFL career officially ended when his retirement was posted on the Oakland Raiders’ Web site.
Sapp said immediately after last season that he was through playing, but did not file the paper work. The posting on the team’s site was the first official word that the star defensive tackle was done.
BRONCOS: Broncos coach Mike Shanahan has vigorously denied an Internet report he hired someone to videotape San Diego Chargers practices.
A one-paragraph portion of a story posted Sept. 13 on Yahoo Sports said the Chargers hired extra security “several years ago” to post on a hill adjacent to the team’s practice complex in weeks leading to games against the Broncos.
The story added the security personnel were hired because “Broncos coach Mike Shanahan had been hiring spies to videotape Chargers practices.”
In a letter addressed to Yahoo senior NFL writer Jason Cole, Shanahan’s attorney, Harvey Steinberg, of Denver, called the paragraph regarding Shanahan in the original story “completely untrue and without foundation.”
PATRIOTS: With cornerbacks Asante Samuel and Randall Gay leaving as free agents, New England began rebuilding its secondary by signing cornerback Jason Webster. The 5-foot-9, 187-pound Webster has 393 tackles and 11 interceptions in 87 career games.
VIKINGS: Free-agent running back and kickoff returner Maurice Hicks signed a three-year contract with Minnesota.
BEARS: Chicago reacquired free agent wide receiver Marty Booker to help replenish a depleted receiving corp.
The Bears also decided not to re-sign Pro Bowl special teams free agent, Brendon Ayanbadejo.
49ERS: Receiver Isaac Bruce formally signed his two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers, four days after agreeing to continue his 14-year career with the St. Louis Rams’ longtime division rival.
CARDINALS: Defensive end Travis LaBoy has signed a five-year contract with Arizona, a deal reportedly is worth $22 million, with $7.5 million guaranteed.
The 6-foot-3, 260-pound LaBoy played four seasons with Tennessee after being drafted in the second round by the Titans — the 42nd pick overall.
