Warren Sapp was a former football player who played as a defensive tackle in the NFL. He played for 13 years and earned multiple accolades throughout his professional career. In this article, we will take a look at Warren Sapp’s net worth in 2021.
| Net Worth | $500,000 |
| Age | 49 |
| Salary | Retired |
| Sponsors | N/A |
| Sports | American Football |
Warren Sapp’s Net Worth in 2021 (estimate): $500,000
Warren Sapp’s net worth in 2021 is estimated to be at $500 thousand, according to Celebrity Net Worth.
Sapp holds the school records for sacks, tackles for a loss, and longest field goal during his high school football career at Apopka High School in Apopka, Florida. Aside from football, he also played as the power forward of the school’s basketball team.
In 2007, Warren Sapp was named to the Florida High School All-Century Team, honoring the top 33 players in a hundred years of high school football in the state of Florida.
Sapp then joined the University of Miami where he was a defensive standout and won multiple awards during his tenure. He was a two-time First-team All-Big East, 1x Second-team All-American, 1994 Lombardi Award winner, 1994 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, 1994 Big East Defensive Player of the Year, 1994 Unanimous All-American, and a National Champion in 1991.
In the 1995 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Warren Sapp with the 12th overall pick. He signed a four-year $4.4 million contract.
Sapp was immediately inserted into the team’s starting lineup as he was one of the best defensive options of Tampa Bay. He was named to the first of seven straight Pro Bowl selections in 1997.
In 1998, Warren Sapp signed a six-year $36 million contract extension with an $8.65 million signing bonus. The following year, he was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year.
The Buccaneers led the league in defense in 2002 and they cruised through the regular season with a 12-4 slate. In the NFC Championship Game, Tampa Bay defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 to book a ticket to the Super Bowl.
Tampa Bay faced the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. Sapp and the Buccaneers defeated the Raiders with a score of 48-21 to win the franchise’s first-ever Super Bowl title.
Sapp played for 9 seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before joining the Oakland Raiders in 2004 after he signed a seven-year $36.6 million contract with the team.
He played with Oakland until the end of the 2007 season before officially retiring on March 4, 2008.
Warren Sapp’s professional accolades:
- 4x First-team All-Pro
- 2x Second-team All-Pro
- 7x Pro Bowl
- 1999 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- Super Bowl XXXVII Champion
- Member of the 1990s All-Decade Team
- Member of the 2000s All-Decade Team
Because of his great performances and contributions, Warren Sapp’s No. 99 jersey was retired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and he was included in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor. In 2013, Sapp was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Warren Sapp earned $58,982,500 in his 13-year NFL career, according to Spotrac.
In 2006, Warren Sapp and Devin Bush partnered with a developer to create the Urban Solutions Group with the goal of constructing low-income housing in Fort Pierce, Florida. The PNC Bank loaned them money, but the project failed when the real estate market tanked in 2008.
After his retirement, Sapp served as an analyst for the NFL Network until 2015. Aside from that, he also appeared in multiple TV shows as a guest.
Sapp, along with professional dancer Kym Johnson, placed as a runner-up in season 7 of Dancing with the Stars. He also made his stand-up comedy debut on Comedy Central’s Roast of Larry the Cable Guy in 2009.
He also partnered with the YouTube premium content channel Network of Champions to produce a show called Judge Sapp. Aside from that, he appeared as a celebrity judge in the 2nd season of the reality show BBQ Pitmasters as well as participated in Fox’s dating game show called The Choice.
Unfortunately, Sapp struggled with legal problems after his playing career which caused his termination from the NFL Network in 2015.
On April 7, 2012, Warren Sapp filed for bankruptcy after his debt began to pile up. The PNC Bank filed a monthly lien of $33,333 against Sapp who was earning around $45,000 per month from his NFL Network paycheck.
Aside from that, he owed the IRS $853,000 and $89,775 from his 2006 and 2010 incomes, respectively. Sapp was also behind $876,000 on alimony and child support for his former spouse and had $68,738 in unpaid property taxes in Windermere.
On November 1, 2012, Sapp’s house in Windermere was auctioned and sold for $2.9 million.
Currently, Warren Sapp still stays close to the game as he regularly watches and comments on various football games from college to the NFL.
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