Ex-NFL star Sapp released from Fla. jail on bond

8:48 AM on 02/08/2010

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Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Warren Sapp answers a question during an interview on radio row at the Super Bowl XLIV media center Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (The Associated Press)

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Former NFL star Warren Sapp has been released from jail on $1,500 bond after being arrested in Miami Beach on charges he choked a woman in his hotel room.

Sapp was charged with one count of misdemeanor domestic battery in the incident early Saturday after a night of partying. He was released at about 11 a.m. Sunday -- a time he would have been assisting in the NFL Network's pre-Super Bowl coverage.

The network has pulled Sapp off the air until it investigates the matter.

Sapp's attorney, Christopher Lyons, says the former NFL star is taking the matter seriously and apologizes for any distraction from the Super Bowl. He also asked that fans reserve judgment until all the facts come out.

Sapp played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders during a 13-year NFL career. He was also a contestant on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."