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Sapp rips Keyshawn for A&E design show

Ex-NFL player, 'Dancing' star says he wouldn't watch Johnson's program

NBCSports.com news services
updated 6:22 p.m. ET Nov. 20, 2008

Former NFL All-Pro Warren Sapp is finding new fame as a "Dancing With the Stars" contestant, but has harsh words for another former player who is starring on another reality TV show.

Sapp, who is one of the final three contestants on "Dancing," told NFL.com that he probably wouldn't watch Keyshawn Johnson's upcoming A&E show, "Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design," and ripped his ex-Tampa Bay teammate.

"Me, watch Keyshawn on an interior decorating show? Keyshawn, I knew you were a bitch. And thanks for making it all clear," according to NFL.com.

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Johnson's show will focus on his attempts to begin an interior-design business.

Sapp, on the other hand, says his time on "Dancing" has turned him into a bit of a diva.

"I’ll tell you what. I have to be honest about the diva thing. I am a little eccentric at times. I like cold water and in California they like it room temperature. And as a 300-pound man I needed a little cold water. So they gave me a big cooler and they put “Warren’s Water,” so I guess that’s where they get that from. If a big fella needing cold water is being a diva, then diva I am," he told NFL.com.

Sapp retired from the Oakland Raiders last season after 13 seasons. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler, a six-time All-Pro selection and the defensive player of the year in 1999.

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