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
It should because they won in a tough place to play historically. That should give us the confidence that we can go in and win on any opposing team's field. It's just knowing that you can do it and believing in what you do.
It should because they won in a tough place to play historically,
The toughest thing about being a defensive back in the NFL is you do your job, you don't get credit, but if you mess up one time, you can be the goat. I always try to play the same style of game no matter who I'm going up against.
The toughest for me to tackle? Barry Sanders. He was so elusive. And strong. And fast. And small.
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.
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.
We're going to check our mail, hopefully we don't get anything, because if we do, it's not going to be good,
We still were in the game. When your leader goes out like that, your other guys have to step up and try to make something happen.
We have had a couple of bumps in a row right now, but I'm still thinking extremely positive about what we can do as a team. There's always a chance we can switch things around.
I still might have hoped that Green Bay was 1-4 and we might have been 4-1, but that's not the case. Both teams are scrounging for a victory.
It doesn't mean that I have any ill will or any animosity toward Green Bay, because they allowed me to become the player that I am today and to have the career that I've had thus far.
I'm shocked. When I came here, I thought we'd have a chance to win a championship, and right now it doesn't look like we have a chance at all.
Some of them have things they have to do, but about seven guys will be going with me. I should have thought twice about that, but that's all right.
I wasn't on the boat, ... so I don't have any comment.