Deion Sanders Hires NFL Legend Warren Sapp to Colorado Coaching Staff
Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes added a new name to their coaching staff with the addition of legendary NFL defensive lineman Warren Sapp.
Sapp recently earned his college degree in order to get into coaching and will now join Sanders staff in Boulder for the upcoming season.
Sanders spoke on the addition with On3 Sports saying, “We know him other than how the world knew him, and you talk about a huge Teddy bear. You talking about a huge Teddy bear. He has this huge vibrato that’s going to scare you off if you allow him to, but deep down you don’t even have to go that deep, he’s a Teddy bear. And to see him go get his diploma, because I know what he wants to do, he wants to coach on this staff and he wants to be a part of this staff and he is going to be a part of this staff.”
After having a hall-of-fame career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1995-2007, Sapp will now join another former NFL player in Deion Sanders as a member of the Buffs coaching staff.
“He is unbelievable,” Sanders said. “The kids love him. Oh my God, they love him. When they just see him, when the D-linemen see him they light up like a Christmas tree. And one of the most beautiful sights I’ve seen is first, after practice one day, he just came here to kick it and came here to see me, and he was in the hot tub because his body’s still banged up as well. At first, it was one guy. Looked down there 30 minutes later you’ve got the whole defensive line in the hot tub and he’s holding court.”
Sanders finished by comparing Sapp to legendary head coach John Madden saying, “You know how he’s animated like John Madden, he’s doing all these antics, and he has captivated all their attention and they’re hanging onto every word. He has so much to give, man. I can’t wait. I can’t wait to see him on a daily basis.”
