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Darryl Sharpton
American football player (born 1988)
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 | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 (age 36) El Portal, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Coral Gables Senior (Coral Gables, Florida) | ||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2010 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102 | ||||||||||
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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.
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.
Houston Texans
Sharpton was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round (102nd pick) of the 2010 NFL Draft.[1]
Washington Redskins
Sharpton signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins on March 13, 2014.[2] The Redskins placed him on injured reserve on August 30, 2014.[3] The Redskins terminated Sharpton's contract on September 22.[4]
Chicago Bears
He signed with the Chicago Bears on September 24, 2014.[5]
Arizona Cardinals
Sharpton signed with the Arizona Cardinals in May 2015. On August 19, he was released by the Cardinals.
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| 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 | ||
Darryl launched a mid-century furniture brand Edloe Finch with his wife Jessica in 2017.[6]
Sharpton is the second cousin of famous minister Al Sharpton,[7] though by his own admission, he thinks of him more as an uncle.
- "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- Boyer, Zac (March 13, 2014). "Redskins get rolling by adding defensive starters". WashingtonTimes.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- Jones, Mike (August 30, 2014). "Phillip Thomas, Chase Minnifield among defensive players cut". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-08-30.
- Walker, Andrew (September 22, 2014). "DeAngelo Hall Out For Year With Ruptured Achilles". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-09-22.
- "Mid-Century Modern Furniture Companies - Edloe Finch Furniture – Edloe Finch Furniture Co". edloefinch.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- Hiatt, Gabe (March 14, 2014). "Darryl Sharpton From Linebacker 'U'". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- Washington Redskins bio
- Houston Texans bio
- Miami Hurricanes bio Archived 2014-03-16 at the Wayback Machine