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Warren Sapp: Still not a good person

Warren Sapp hasn't seen a lot of really positive stuff about himself in the news over the last 18 months or so. And today is not the day that's going to change.

Proving yet again that he was a far better player than he is human being, Sapp apparently doesn't want to be honored by the Baltimore Ravens' Timmy Jernigan.

Let us explain.

On Thursday, Jernigan, the third-year Ravens defensive tackle unveiled a new number at the team's OTA session: 99. When reporters asked him about the switch, Jernigan said it was an homage to Sapp.

"I always grew up watching Warren Sapp. I looked up to him. I definitely wanted to model my game after him. It’s definitely a number that I wanted coming out of college, but [former Raven] Chris [Canty] had it, so I had to respect the situation until I was able to get it," he explained.

Jernigan, a Florida native, said he loved the way Sapp, a fellow Floridian who starred at Miami and with the Buccaneers, played: "Nasty, ferocious, he came every play. You definitely knew he was there and when he made a play."

Kind of nice, right? The Ravens thought so too. Sapp...did not.

And Sapp doesn't seem to have been joking; as of this writing, there are no further tweets saying he was being sarcastic.

Chicago Bears' DE/DT Dan Hampton and Seattle Seahawks DT Cortez Kennedy are other Hall of Famers who wore 99, maybe Jernigan can study up on them and say his number change is to honor one or both of them.