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By James Alder, About.com Guide to Football since 2000

Sapp's "Slave Master" Comments Reveal Double Standard

Tuesday October 14, 2003
Rush Limbaugh was recently forced into giving up his position on ESPN’s “NFL Sunday Countdown” for simply accusing the media of being racist for over-promoting Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb because he is black. Yet, when Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Warren Sapp referred to the league’s office as “slave master”, hardly an eye batted at the racist overtones of his words.

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