by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
February 27, 2026
‘Warren Sapp has resigned from the CU soccer teaching employees to pursue different alternatives,’ Colorado’s athletic division mentioned in a written assertion.
After stating that he was going again to highschool to earn a school diploma so he may be part of Deion Sanders’ teaching employees on the College of Colorado Boulder, former NFL participant Warren Sapp has resigned from the Buffaloes soccer crew.
In keeping with USA At present, Sapp left the Colorado constructing two years after becoming a member of Sanders’ teaching employees. He initially was on employees as a graduate assistant coach earlier than turning into the go rush coordinator. The college’s athletic division confirmed his resignation.
“Warren Sapp has resigned from the CU soccer teaching employees to pursue different alternatives,” Colorado’s athletic division mentioned in a written assertion. “CU Athletics thanks Warren for his contributions to our soccer program during the last two seasons and for his dedication to our student-athletes.”
Final yr, there have been three Professional Soccer Corridor of Famers on the teaching employees: Sanders, Sapp, and Marshall Faulk. After Faulk left to tackle a head teaching place at Southern College, Sapp has now vacated the constructing.
Two years in the past, Sapp introduced that he graduated from Texas Seminary Christian College with a Bachelor of Arts in Christian sports activities administration, and shortly thereafter, Sanders acknowledged that the Corridor of Famer would be part of him on the teaching employees.
Earlier than becoming a member of the employees, Sapp appeared on The Wealthy Eisen Present and expressed his pleasure about serving to the student-athletes at Colorado.
“I wish to be there subsequent yr,” he mentioned. “I’m going to get all the things, the paperwork, and I’m going to go to work. As a result of sitting on my sofa watching tape, making ‘Sapp within the Lab.’ I’m gonna go Sapp into class. I’m gonna go Sapp on-line. I’m finna go get this diploma. Then we’re gonna exit and educate these youngsters these 5 steps to the quarterback.”
Sapp, who was inducted into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame in 2013, performed within the NFL for 13 years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders. He recorded 96.5 sacks and earned 4 first-team All-Professional choices.
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