The Los Angeles Chargers today signed tackle David Sharpe. In a corresponding move, the team placed tackle Rashawn Slater on Reserve/Injured. Sharpe brings veteran experience to the Bolts, having played in 46 career games (six starts) with the Raiders, Houston, Washington, Baltimore and Carolina. He came into the NFL as a fourth-round pick by the Oakland Raiders (129th overall) in …
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Sterling Sharpe’s enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame was not only an emotional one, but also a historic one. The older brother of former NFL tight end Shannon Sharpe’s enshrinement to the illustrious halls in Canton, Ohio marked the first time that two brothers were both inducted, after the former Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens TE was part …
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The elder Sharpe was named first-team All-Pro three times and to the Pro Bowl five times in his seven-year career, all with the Packers after being the franchise’s first-round draft pick in 1988, the seventh overall selection, from South Carolina. Among his many accomplishments, Sharpe led the league in receptions three times and in TD catches twice, and he’s one …
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After a long wait, Sterling Sharpe finally entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. The legendary Packers receiver was forced to retire early in the mid-1990s due to a neck injury, but in his prime, he was one of the best wide receivers in the game, winning the wide receiver triple crown in 1992. Although he only played …
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When the Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrined its 2025 class in Canton, Ohio on Saturday, perhaps the NFL’s greatest wide receiver that the average football fan isn’t familiar with finally received his due: Sterling Sharpe. No, this isn’t a typo referring to Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe. This story and this weekend is about Sterling, Shannon’s older …
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The 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class is officially with the all-time greats. The four-person class of Jared Allen, Eric Allen, Sterling Sharpe, and Antonio Gates is the smallest since 2005 — but four of the best players from the 1990s and 2000s. Gates was one of the greatest receiving tight ends in NFL history, having 955 catches for …
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If Sterling Sharpe had played more than seven NFL seasons, he likely would have been in the Hall of Fame long ago. Sharpe finally got his due Saturday, 31 years after he played his final game for the Packers. “God has smiled on me,” Sharpe said. “Every time I speak publicly, every time I get out of bed, every time …
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Shannon Sharpe doesn’t concern lawyer Tony Buzbee. After the lawsuit was first filed, Sharpe accused the high-profile lawyer, who represented Sharpe’s rape accuser, of “targeting black men.” “I didn’t wake up one morning and say, ‘I want to sue Shannon Sharpe.’ He has no relevance in my life,” Buzbee said in an interview with Esquire on Thursday, two weeks after …
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The Athletic has live coverage of Chargers vs. Lions at the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. When thinking about Sterling Sharpe, one of the first people that comes to LeRoy Butler’s mind is the legendary bodybuilder Lee Haney. “Intimidation,” Butler, the Hall of Fame Packers safety, says of Sharpe. “When he’d work out, he’d work out by the …
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