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Shannon Sharpe was born on June 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for NFL Monday Night Football (1970), The NFL on CBS (1956) and The NFL on NBC (1965).
He was selected in the 7th round of the 1990 NFL draft, 192nd overall, by the Denver Broncos. He had a mediocre rookie season as a wide receiver, until Broncos head coach Dan Reeves convinced him to convert to tight end. He remained with Denver until 1999, winning two Super Bowl championships in the process. After the 1997 season championship, his first, he appeared on General Mills' Wheaties boxes with four other Broncos. After a two-year stint with t
Shannon Sharpe was born on June 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for NFL Monday Night Football (1970), The NFL on CBS (1956) and The NFL on NBC (1965).
He was selected in the 7th round of the 1990 NFL draft, 192nd overall, by the Denver Broncos. He had a mediocre rookie season as a wide receiver, until Broncos head coach Dan Reeves convinced him to convert to tight end. He remained with Denver until 1999, winning two Super Bowl championships in the process. After the 1997 season championship, his first, he appeared on General Mills' Wheaties boxes with four other Broncos. After a two-year stint with the Baltimore Ravens, where he won another Super Bowl ring, he returned to the Broncos. He played there until 2003. Then, he retired to become an NFL broadcaster.
He was one of the NFL's top tight ends from the 1990s through the early 2000s. He played 12 of his 14 seasons with the Denver Broncos in the NFL. He is known most for his creative commentary and trash talking as well as for being no doubt the greatest tight end of his time, and maybe in league history.
Younger brother of former NFL wide receiver Sterling Sharpe.
Ozzie Newsome, Hall-of-Fame tight-end, Baltimore Ravens' general manager, and the man responsible for signing him before the 2000 season had this to say about him, "I think he's a threat when he's on the field. He has to be double teamed. He's a great route-runner. He's proving that he can make the big plays. That's what separates him. He's a threat".
Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.
Tight end with the NFL's Denver Broncos (1990-1999, 2002-2003) and Baltimore Ravens
(2000-2001).
He is now a commentator for the FOX Sports show Undisputed with Skip Bayless.
Inducted into the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in 2014.
Inducted into the Savannah State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.
Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
On growing up : We were so poor, a robber once broke into our house and we ended up robbing the robber."
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