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Warren Sapp Bitten By Shark During Florida Keys Lobster Trip

Warren Sapp posted this photo to his Twitter account with the caption "Lobstering Crew today!"
Warren Sapp (Twitter)
Warren Sapp posted this photo to his Twitter account with the caption "Lobstering Crew today!"

Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp is OK after being bitten on the arm by a shark while catching lobster off the Florida Keys.

A photo posted by a fishing charter boat's account on Instagram Wednesday appears to show Sapp's arm with a deep gash.

Charter captain Jack Carlson tells The Tampa Bay Times (http://bit.ly/2awxnI0 ) Sapp was bit while reaching for a lobster the shark was also going after. He says Sapp is OK, but might need stitches. The captain says someone who saw the fish thought it might have been a nurse shark, about 4 feet long.

Sapp posted a picture of the lobster catch on Twitter Wednesday along with a note, "Shark got a little chuck of Me. We got Dinner! #Winning."

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