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Sapp disputes McCoy's claim to be a Bucs legend

TAMPA, Fla. -- Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is taking issue with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy's comments last month claiming that he's a Ring of Honor-caliber player and the Bucs should not have given his No. 93 jersey to Ndamukong Suh.

Sapp told PewterReport.com, "The thing that kind of threw me sideways was, Gerald talking about now that this organization doesn't have a right [to give away his 93 jersey], or it's business that they moved on -- you know, they moved on," Sapp said.

"And then he wanted to say that Sapp, [Derrick] Brooks, Lee Roy [Selmon], [John] Lynch, Ronde [Barber], nobody wore their numbers.