Sapp Charged With Possession

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp, whose draft stock dropped two years ago because of drug use allegations, was arrested Saturday and charged with marijuana possession.

The arrest occurred when police pulled over Sapp’s 1995 Mercedes at 1:30 p.m. and officers smelled marijuana, according to a police report.

Officers searched the car and discovered 12.7 grams of marijuana under an armrest and in a backpack. The report did not say why officers pulled over the car or if Sapp was driving.

Paul Thomas Means, who was in the car, also was arrested.

The 6-foot-2, 288-pound Sapp led the Buccaneers in sacks with nine last year and recovered one fumble.

Sapp, 24, was charged with a misdemeanor and released after a notice to appear affidavit was signed.

Sapp, an All-American at Miami, was projected as a top five pick in the 1995 draft. His stock fell, though, after reports by The New York Times, ESPN and others that he tested positive for marijuana in college.

Sapp said then he tested positive for marijuana twice, once as a college freshman and again at the NFL scouting combine.

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