The sexual harassment lawsuit from former NFL Network employee Jami Cantor that’s led to the suspension of NFLN commentators Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor and Heath Evans and ESPN analysts Donovan McNabb and Eric Davis (and has led to Bill Simmons Media Group president Eric Weinberger being put on indefinite leave) also contains allegations against former NFLN analyst Warren Sapp, who was fired from the network in February 2015 after being arrested on charges of assault and soliciting a prostitute at the Super Bowl.
Here’s what it said about Sapp:
…came into the restroom while Plaintiff was preparing clothes, and urinated in front of her. Plaintiff screamed at him to get out, but Mr. Sapp laughed and told Plaintiff, “Sorry mama, but your office shouldn’t be our shitter.” Plaintiff complained to the NFL, but nothing was done until Plaintiff told the NFL she would work in the hallway. Mr. Sapp also gave Plaintiff sex toys as a Christmas gifts three years in a row, showed Plaintiff nude pictures of numerous women he claimed to have slept with, and openly talked about his sex life in front of Plaintiff and other NFL employees, including supervisors.
On Wednesday, Sapp took to both Twitter and to Miami Fox Sports Radio affiliate 940 WINZ to try and defend himself. That segment isn’t posted in full yet on their website, but Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times live-tweeted Sapp’s appearance:
Warren Sapp, talking on @940WINZ, addresses allegations of sexual harassment when he was at NFL Network. "I didn't sexually harass nobody," he says, denying accusation from Jami Kantor.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 13, 2017
Warren Sapp on @940winz admits he did give female staffers at NFL Network a novelty adult toy as Christmas gift, but said he didn't give any to accuser Jami Kantor. "It wasn't about sex," he says.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 13, 2017
Warren Sapp says on @940winz that he didn't show any nude photos to accuser Jami Kantor, perhaps photos of women in bikinis but nothing else.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 13, 2017
Warren Sapp says on @940winz that he didn't talk about his sex life at NFL Network. "That didn't go down like that. No supervisor would allow you to have conversations about something inappropriate like that."
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 13, 2017
Warren Sapp on @940winz says he was included in NFL Network sexual harassment claim because of his past. "I'm the notorious one. I'm always the bad guy. That's why I'm in here today."
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 13, 2017
Warren Sapp on @940winz reiterates he did his job at NFL Network and sexual harassment allegations him are unfounded: "Don't come at me with no foolishness."
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) December 13, 2017
Sapp then engaged with others on Twitter by tweeting photos of the sex toys in question at them:
.@WarrenSapp says the vibrators he brought as gifts detailed in NFL Network lawsuit "weren't about sex."
— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) December 13, 2017
I’m sorry thought they was cute! pic.twitter.com/HuiO0CvkvO
— Warren Sapp (@WarrenSapp) December 13, 2017
Of what? pic.twitter.com/ppsKA7tpZp
— Warren Sapp (@WarrenSapp) December 13, 2017
— Warren Sapp (@WarrenSapp) December 13, 2017
No advance. Was shown the product and liked! Nothing to do with Sex
— Warren Sapp (@WarrenSapp) December 13, 2017
You thinking Sex now? pic.twitter.com/P4VSljlBFW
— Warren Sapp (@WarrenSapp) December 13, 2017
Now you’re thinking about sleeping with me!? pic.twitter.com/aSFpwedUjZ
— Warren Sapp (@WarrenSapp) December 13, 2017
That’s quite the unusual defense. Sapp’s currently out of the media, and doesn’t seem all that probable to get another media gig at this point, but his actions here seem unlikely to help with that.
[Greg Auman on Twitter; photo from YouTube]
