Recently, former Bucs great Warren Sapp has been unloading on his former Bucs teammate Meshawn Johnson. After a phone call and a scolding from Mom, Sapp has changed his tune.

Seems as though former Bucs great Warren Sapp isn’t the bad ass  he would like people to think he is. At least when his mom gets involved.

Recently, Sapp has been unloading on his former Bucs teammate Meshawn Johnson, going so far as to call Johnson “a bitch” on the Showtime weekly program “Inside the NFL.”

Well, calling Meshawn a female dog apparently didn’t sit so well with Sapp’s mom, per Adam Shefter of NFL.com.

“A week ago I took a shot at an old teammate of mine and I really felt like I crossed the line,” Sapp said. “My mother was watching that show and she gave me a buzz and said, ‘You know what, that’s wrong because you and that boy and the kids and all of your families have played together and won together and you’ve got to apologize.’

“And I said, ‘You’re right.’ I am so wrong for crossing that line with Key and I apologize to my man out there and good luck to you on your (ESPN) show.”

Well. A man can be a big, bad, tough football player spouting crap all day long until his mom calls. Then he’s just like the rest of us.

Odd that Sapp might think Meshawn is effeminate for playing an interior decorator on a reality show, but it’s — Joe guesses — manly to try to make a living as a dancer on a reality show.

UPDATE: Here’s the video (hat tip to AwfulAnnouncing.com):