Man In Motion: Sapp Is A 'Dancing' Star

wbelcher@tampatrib.com Published: October 13, 2008 TAMPA - Warren Sapp moves with the grace of the dancing hippo from Walt Disney's "Fantasia." The former NFL defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is the latest gridiron star to impress judges on "Dancing with the Stars." Judge Bruno Tonioli says he moves like a "Lamborghini taking on the freeway." "Dancing" producer Conrad Green calls Sapp "the biggest surprise of the season." "On paper, it would appear that a 300-pound man should not be good at dancing. But Warren has got little twinkle toes," he says. Twinkle toes? After spending 13 years mowing down quarterbacks like a runaway freight train, has Sapp turned into Fred Astaire only eight months after retiring? Sapp, 35, a fan favorite, says he has never heard of the dances he's doing. He told Jay Leno in a recent... [read full story]                    

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