Ayo, somebody check on Jaxson Dart, because Warren Sapp just sent him to the shadow realm. The Hall of Famer and Colorado’s honorary coach hopped on ‘Thee Pregame Network’ and absolutely torched the Ole Miss quarterback in a draft take that had the internet buzzing. And this wasn’t some casual criticism—Sapp literally took the flamethrower out. While hyping up Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders as top-three draft picks, he took one look at the possibility of Dart going high and laughed straight into the mic. “Please, please, please set your franchise back 30 years. Please do it.” Yeah, it was that kind of party.
Sapp started off his rant with some serious love for Ward and Sanders. “These are the best. Two [Shedeur & Cam] passers—one of them is just an absolute assassin in Cam Ward,” Sapp poured his heart out. “He wants to drive a knife in your heart down the field, and when he has a shot, he’s going to put it on the button. They just dime throwers.” Facts. Cam Ward’s got one of the most diabolical down-the-field throws, completing 41% of his deep passes over 26 yards on 43 attempts.
And then came the fireworks. Sapp turned his attention to the NFL draft grades circulating on certain prospects, specifically torching ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky. “He knows how to look at the tape, but he can’t execute the tape off the tape or make tape,” Sapp mocked. “D was a good quarterback, but D used to throw some bad balls. He knew it.”
Warren Sapp low-key fed up with analysts doubting Ward and Sanders, shaking his head at the idea that neither of them are seen as top-tier NFL prospects. “To say not one of them is a first-grade quarterback? Man, I put the paper down, we’re talking about a quarterback going before the Heisman winner and one going right behind him.” And then, without skipping a beat, he made an indirect draft prediction: Ward at #1, Travis Hunter at #2, and Shedeur Sanders following closely.
Then came the haymaker. Without even saying his name at first, Sapp clowned the idea of the Tennessee Titans—or any team—taking Jaxson Dart early. “Somebody in Tennessee gonna conjure up and, uh, gonna pick the boy from Ole Miss. Really? Please, please, please set your franchise back 30 years. Please do it,” Warren Sapp said this while laughing menacingly. That wasn’t just a jab—that was an uppercut straight outta Mortal Kombat.
A pure don’t-do-this-to-yourselves warning to any NFL team considering Dart over Ward or Sanders. This ain’t the first time, few days earlier Sapp had already flamed NFL analyst Todd McShay for even comparing Dart to Sanders. “Man, turn in your damn scouting report. Stop the bull—,” Sapp snapped. “Whatever you talking about, make it make sense to yourself before you come in front of the world with that s—.”
Warren Sapp’s Hidden Agenda?
So what’s the fallout from all this? Well, according to Sapp, Cam Ward should be the first quarterback off the board, with Travis Hunter going No. 2 and Shedeur following closely behind. If that’s the case, then where does that leave Dart? Likely fighting for QB4 or QB5 in a draft that isn’t exactly QB-heavy beyond those top names.
The Titans hold the No. 1 pick and are widely expected to take a defensive player—most likely Abdul Carter—but Sapp delusionally thinks someone’s going to reach for Dart. If that happens, and Dart flames out, expect Sapp to be on Twitter (or whatever app we’re using in 2025) reminding everyone he called it first. Glad it ain’t happening.
Look, end of the day, Warren Sapp is gonna Warren Sapp. He calls it how he sees it, and in his eyes, Jaxson Dart is a mistake waiting to happen while Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are future stars. Ain’t gonna lie, the man’s moving like a menace lately. But one thing’s for sure, if Dart goes high and busts, we’re all going to hear Sapp laughing about it for years.
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