Darren Sharper
Darren Sharper
Darren Mallory Sharperis a former American football safety who played in the National Football Leaguefor fourteen seasons. He played college football for the College of William & Mary. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, also playing for the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints. Sharper was a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and was named to the NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team. He finished his career with 63 interceptions, 6th on...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth3 November 1975
CityRichmond, VA
The toughest for me to tackle? Barry Sanders. He was so elusive. And strong. And fast. And small.
I've been shocked from the get-go with this team,
It was tough for me to hold back some emotion when I saw it on the bottom of the screen. I talked to him, and he says he's going to come back stronger. That's the type of attitude that he has.
(Roman) is healthy and playing a lot faster and more aggressive than he was last year, ... I've had a chance to see the other young kid, Collins, a little bit. He looks like he's going to be a good player for them. He wears the same number as LeRoy Butler (No. 36) and is kind of similar to LeRoy as far as build.
Randy is in his own league. But there are still a lot of good receivers in the division.
The whole season was emotionally trying. We went through so many ups and downs, on such a roller coaster. It was a season that had a lot of scenarios, good things and bad things. But the end result is we had a winning record, and that's a positive.
It would be nice. I think if it came in a better season, it would be a little more enjoyable, but it would still be a nice personal accomplishment. Records are made to be broken, so we'll see.
A lot of people ask me that and I compare it to a marriage,
You still have to go out there and play,
You never hope to have an incident like that pull you together, but I think our team did get closer, tighter. But Chicago came in and whipped our tails anyway,
Strange, very strange. A lot of new faces over there. I'm looking around at the guys like, 'Who is that?' The main thing is I didn't see anyone wearing (No.) 42, so I'm happy about that.
That team was very fluky. They had two games they won on Mike Brown interceptions for touchdowns. This team has won consistently. I think this team they have right here is better.
That's just what I felt. Now I'm on the good side. It felt a little weird at first, but it's an adjustment that I can make. It felt good to put on the purple and get out there with the fans. They embraced me.
This could be it. Or he could go one more year. I don't see him trying to go too many more after this.