Warren Sapp files for bankruptcy in Florida
Saturday, April 7, 2012
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Former NFL star Warren Sapp has filed for bankruptcy in South Florida.
Court filings show Sapp filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Fort Lauderdale on March 30. The documents show he owes more than $6.7 million to creditors and back child support and alimony. Sapp's $6.45 million in assets includes over 200 pairs of Jordan sneakers.
He also reported losing his 2002 Super Bowl ring with the Bucs and his 1991 national championship ring from the University of Miami.
TMZ.com first reported the filing. Messages left with his attorney Saturday by The Associated Press were not immediately returned.
Sapp was a former defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders.
