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Posted on: Friday, December 25, 2009

NFL: Seahawks’ Tapp says he didn’t bite Packers’ Aaron Rodgers


By Danny O’Neil
The Seattle Times

RENTON, Wash. — Darryl Tapp had one pressing question after hearing that Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers alleged that Tapp bit him on the biceps in last year’s Packers-Seahawks game at Qwest Field.

How?
In the locker room after Thursday’s practice, Tapp put on his helmet with its full-cage facemask to demonstrate that an arm just wouldn’t fit inside there.
While his teammates laughed at the ridiculousness of the whole thing, Tapp, a defensive end, made it clear that he didn’t find it funny.
“It tries to mess with my reputation,” he said. “I’m working on a reputation of being a clean player. Within the whistles, you know.”
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Rodgers said Tapp bit him on his left biceps during last year’s 27-17 Packers victory.
“I looked down and my arm was hurt and it felt like a bee sting,” Rodgers said, according to the Journal-Sentinel. “I was looking down and he was biting my arm so I had to get his teeth off my shoulder.”
Tapp was incredulous, repeatedly denying it. He also wondered why he’d never heard anything about it until this week.
“If I bit him, why wouldn’t he tell someone earlier to get it reviewed to get me fined?” Tapp asked. “I know if somebody bit me, I wouldn’t just forget about it until next year.”