Darryl Sharpton (born January 1, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | El Portal, Florida, U.S. | January 1, 1988||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Coral Gables Senior (Coral Gables, Florida) | ||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Early life
editSharpton 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
editAfter 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
editHouston Texans
editSharpton 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
editSharpton 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
editHe signed with the Chicago Bears on September 24, 2014.[6]
Arizona Cardinals
editSharpton signed with the Arizona Cardinals in May 2015. On August 19, he was released by the Cardinals.
NFL career statistics
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Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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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
editDarryl launched a mid-century furniture brand Edloe Finch with his wife Jessica in 2017.[7]
Personal life
editSharpton is the second cousin of famous minister Al Sharpton,[8] though by his own admission, he thinks of him more as an uncle.
References
edit- ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Darryl Sharpton NFL Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Boyer, Zac (March 13, 2014). "Redskins get rolling by adding defensive starters". WashingtonTimes.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Mike (August 30, 2014). "Phillip Thomas, Chase Minnifield among defensive players cut". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Walker, Andrew (September 22, 2014). "DeAngelo Hall Out For Year With Ruptured Achilles". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
- ^ "Darryl Sharpton - Unsigned Free Agent - news and analysis, statistics, game logs, depth charts, contracts, injuries".
- ^ "Mid-Century Modern Furniture Companies - Edloe Finch Furniture – Edloe Finch Furniture Co". edloefinch.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ Hiatt, Gabe (March 14, 2014). "Darryl Sharpton From Linebacker 'U'". Redskins.com. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
External links
edit- Washington Redskins bio
- Houston Texans bio
- Miami Hurricanes bio Archived 2014-03-16 at the Wayback Machine