Darryl Sharpton

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Early life

Sharpton attended Coral Gables Senior High School in Coral Gables, Florida. As a senior, he recorded 96 tackles, two interceptions, and blocked four punts. As a junior, he had 110 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown.

College career

After being redshirted as a freshman in 2005, Sharpton earned third-team freshman All-America by The Sporting News and Collegefootballnews.com and was selected to The Sporting News ACC all-freshman team. He finished the season starting five of 12 games recording 41 tackles and a sack. As a sophomore in 2007 he started five of 11 games, recording 57 tackles. As a junior in 2008 recorded 58 tackles and a sack. As a senior in 2009 he had 106 tackles including 8.5 TFL and returned an interception for a touchdown. He also had a forced fumble.

Professional career

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Sharpton with the Chicago Bears in 2014

Houston Texans

Sharpton was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round (102nd pick) of the 2010 NFL draft.[1] He became a free agent after the 2013 season.[2]

Washington Redskins

Sharpton signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins on March 13, 2014.[3] The Redskins placed him on injured reserve on August 30, 2014.[4] The Redskins terminated Sharpton's contract on September 22.[5]

Chicago Bears

He signed with the Chicago Bears on September 24, 2014.[6]

Arizona Cardinals

Sharpton signed with the Arizona Cardinals in May 2015. On August 19, he was released by the Cardinals.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2010 HOU 12 6 34 23 11 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 HOU 8 0 12 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 HOU 7 5 28 16 12 0.0 1 1 -2 0 -2 1 0 1 0 0
2013 HOU 15 8 87 56 31 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0
2014 CHI 5 2 15 10 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
47 21 176 117 59 1.0 6 1 -2 0 0 3 2 1 0 0

Post-football career

Darryl launched a mid-century furniture brand Edloe Finch with his wife Jessica in 2017.[7]

Personal life

Sharpton is the second cousin of famous minister Al Sharpton,[8] though by his own admission, he thinks of him more as an uncle.

References

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