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Darren Sharper

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New Orleans Saints · FS

Darren Sharper recorded 204 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

3.7

tackles/gm

14

playoff games

14

indexed seasons

204

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Darren Sharper's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLIV
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
FEB 7, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl XLIV · Feb 7, 2010

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XXXII
DENVERBRONCOS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 25, 1998

Denver Broncos vs Green Bay Packers

Super Bowl XXXII · Jan 25, 1998

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2003
GREEN BAYPACKERS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
JAN 11, 2004

Green Bay Packers vs Philadelphia Eagles

Divisional Round · Jan 11, 2004

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
JAN 13, 2002

San Francisco 49ers vs Green Bay Packers

Wild Card · Jan 13, 2002

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SEP 11, 2005

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 11, 2005

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darren Sharper's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
GREEN BAYPACKERS
DALLASCOWBOYS
NOV 14, 1999

Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Nov 14, 1999

11 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 interceptions · 5 passes defended · 123 interception return yards

Regular Season
2005
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 13, 2005

Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2005

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 3 INT

Career high: 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2003
GREEN BAYPACKERS
ST. LOUISRAMS
OCT 19, 2003

Green Bay Packers vs St. Louis Rams

Regular Season · Oct 19, 2003

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darren Sharper's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2007

01
GBSHARPER42Darren Sharper
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

02
MINSHARPER42Darren Sharper
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

03
NOSHARPER42Darren Sharper
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2000, 2009Pro Bowl selection · 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009Super Bowl champion · 200914 NFL seasons204 career games574 career solo tackles7 career sacksDrafted by: GBDraft pick: 60Jersey: 4214 playoff appearances2 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1997Most recent: Jan 8, 2011

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history