NFL Hall of Famer Warren Sapp made headlines when he took a jab at "Good Morning America" host Michael Strahan by implying his football career was overhyped. It didn't sit well with ex-New York Giants running back Tiki Barber, who defended his former teammate on Monday and called Sapp "an idiot," the New York Post reports.
Sapp took a shot at Strahan last week by saying the retired New York Giants star made a career playing against "the weak guy."
"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 the right end and he couldn't do it, so they moved him to the weak guy."
Barber, who played with Strahan from 1997-2006, took exception to Sapp's comments.
"Warren's an idiot," Barber told the Post on Monday. "He just wants to say things to be idiotic. I played with Stray for my whole career. He is the greatest of the great. He is a great teammate, he kept things light, but on game day he was as serious as a heart attack and it showed in his play."
Sapp, a recent Hall of Fame inductee, has a history of feuding with Strahan. He made his latest comments while arguing his former teammate Simeon Rice as more deserving of the Hall of Fame than the TV host.
"Nobody ever talks about Simeon," Sapp said. "Simeon was a better rusher than Michael Strahan any day of the week."
Strahan finished his 15-year career with 141.5 sacks, and he set the single-season record in 2011 with 22.5 sacks. Barber believes Sapp's opinion is unimportant.
"Warren doesn't know, never played with (Strahan)," Barber added. "I don't put any credence in his opinion. I hope Stray doesn't let it bother him. I don't think it does."
Strahan hasn't responded to Sapp's comments.
