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
We played well early on. The first couple of drives, we knocked them out. But we got a little worn down as the first half went along.
A lot of people ask me that and I compare it to a marriage,
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.
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,
This could be it. Or he could go one more year. I don't see him trying to go too many more after this.
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.
I said a little bit about going out and playing with pride,
Our goal is to win the division. Each of these games are must-win games, and they are because they are divisional games, and they come back to bite you at the end of the season,
Just not panicking, just feeling as though you can continue to play each game week by week and really keep grinding it out. You never know, because the season's so long. Teams are going to drop games, so you never really know how you're going to be in position.
He's healthy and playing a lot faster and more aggressive than he was last year, ... He looks as if he's enjoying the scheme that they're running.
We made it tougher on ourselves. Now we have to go on the road and try to win an extra game on the road because of that.
He has worked out. He has been taking care of his body and doing the things he needs to do to play at a high level, and I think that's going to pay off.