Patrick Sapp
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
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{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Patrick Sapp
| number = 56, 55, 94
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|5|11}}
| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 258
| high_school = William M. Raines
(Jacksonville, Florida)
| college = Clemson
| draftyear = 1996
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 50
| pastteams =
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1996|1997}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1998|1999}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2000}})*{{cite web |title=Transactions |url=https://www.nfl.com/transactions/league/signings/2000/7?after=AAAH0AAAAAcAAAATAAAAAAAEhtM= |website=NFL.com |access-date=22 August 2024}}
- Memphis Maniax ({{XFL Year|2001}})
| statlabel1 = Tackles
| statvalue1 = 100
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 2.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| pfr = SappPa20
}}
Patrick Sapp (born May 11, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and the XFL. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.
Biography
Sapp was selected in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1996 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1996/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Sapp played for the San Diego Chargers and Arizona Cardinals. He played for the San Diego Chargers from 1996 to 1997, 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.
Personal life
References
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{{Clemson Tigers quarterback navbox}}
{{San Diego Chargers 1996 draft navbox}}
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Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:American football linebackers
Category:Clemson Tigers football players
Category:San Diego Chargers players
Category:Players of American football from Jacksonville, Florida
Category:Arizona Cardinals players
Category:Memphis Maniax players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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