Patrick Sapp

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Patrick Sapp
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1973-05-11) May 11, 1973 (age 49)
Jacksonville, Florida
Career information
College: Clemson
NFL Draft: 1996  / Round: 2 / Pick: 50
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:57
Sacks:2
Games:63
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Patrick Sapp (born May 11, 1973) is a former linebacker in the National Football League and the XFL.

Biography

Sapp was drafted in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. [1] Sapp played for the San Diego Chargers and Arizona Cardinals. He played for the San Diego Chargers from 1996–97, and was traded to the Arizona Cardinals along with Eric Metcalf, the Chargers 1st (#3 overall) and 2nd round picks in 1998 and the Chargers 1st round pick in 1999 for the Cardinals 1st round pick in 1998 (#2 overall). The Chargers drafted with that pick Ryan Leaf. Sapp was the starting quarterback for the Clemson Tigers football team, before moving to linebacker.

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References

  1. "1996 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-30.