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Bucs’ Sapp slams Giants’ Strahan again

Warren Sapp is not done ripping Michael Strahan.

After the defensive stars had a nasty Twitter exchange in February following Sapp’s election into the Hall of Fame over Strahan, the former Buc went on the attack again on Wednesday. Sapp said the Giants great did not become a pass-rushing menace until he was pitted against the weakest spot on the offensive line.

“You know the right tackle is the worst of the five,” Sapp told The Tampa Tribune.

“Strahan played right end his first four years. When they were putting the label on him as a bust, they put ‘B-U-S.’ OK, let’s transition him on the other side and see if he can play in his fourth year. They put him at right end and he couldn’t do it, so they moved him to the weak guy. One-on-one with the (Eagles right tackle) Jon Runyans for eight quarters every year.”

Sapp was attempting to prop up former teammate Simeon Rice, who had a much less heralded career than Strahan. Even though Sapp says Rice was much more talented than Strahan.

“Nobody ever talks about Simeon,” said Sapp, who played three seasons with Rice in Tampa and saw the right defensive end average 14 sacks between 2001-03. “Simeon was a better rusher than Michael Strahan any day of the week and twice on Sunday.”

Rice finished his career with 122 sacks, compared to Strahan’s 141.5, which included a record-setting 22.5 in 2001.