Darryl Sharpton
{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Darryl Sharpton
| image =Darryl Sharpton.jpg
| caption = Sharpton with the Texans in 2010
| number = 51, 96, 53
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|01|01}}
| birth_place = El Portal, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 235
| high_school = Coral Gables Senior
(Coral Gables, Florida)
| college = Miami (FL)
| draftyear = 2010
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 102
| highlights =
- Second-team All-ACC (2009)
| pastteams =
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2010}}−{{NFL Year|2013}})
- Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|2014}})
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|2014}})
- Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2015}})*
| status =
| statweek =
| statseason =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 176
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 1
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 1
| pfr = SharDa01
}}
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.
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
=Houston Texans=
Sharpton was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round (102nd pick) of the 2010 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He became a free agent after the 2013 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/s/shar02600.html | title=Darryl Sharpton NFL Transactions | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=June 14, 2024}}
=Washington Redskins=
Sharpton signed a one-year contract with the Washington Redskins on March 13, 2014.{{cite news|work=WashingtonTimes.com |url=http://washingtontimes.csnwashington.com/news/2014/mar/13/tracy-porter-jason-hatcher-darryl-sharpton-set-joi/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140314155227/http://washingtontimes.csnwashington.com/news/2014/mar/13/tracy-porter-jason-hatcher-darryl-sharpton-set-joi/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |title=Redskins get rolling by adding defensive starters |date=March 13, 2014 |last=Boyer |first=Zac |access-date=2014-03-14 }} The Redskins placed him on injured reserve on August 30, 2014.{{cite news|work=WashingtonPost.com|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/wp/2014/08/30/phillip-thomas-chase-minnifield-among-defensive-players-cut/|title=Phillip Thomas, Chase Minnifield among defensive players cut|first=Mike|last=Jones|date=August 30, 2014|access-date=2014-08-30}} The Redskins terminated Sharpton's contract on September 22.{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/DeAngelo-Hall-Out-For-Year-With-Ruptured-Achilles/0af466c3-0f3c-4ae1-a0e2-9aed757eed9f|title=DeAngelo Hall Out For Year With Ruptured Achilles|first=Andrew|last=Walker|date=September 22, 2014|access-date=2014-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924033800/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/DeAngelo-Hall-Out-For-Year-With-Ruptured-Achilles/0af466c3-0f3c-4ae1-a0e2-9aed757eed9f|archive-date=2014-09-24|url-status=dead}}
=Chicago Bears=
=Arizona Cardinals=
Sharpton signed with the Arizona Cardinals in May 2015. On August 19, he was released by the Cardinals.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 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.{{cite web|work=edloefinch.com|url=https://edloefinch.com/pages/about-us|title=Mid-Century Modern Furniture Companies - Edloe Finch Furniture – Edloe Finch Furniture Co.|access-date=2023-03-23}}
Personal life
Sharpton is the second cousin of famous minister Al Sharpton,{{cite web|work=Redskins.com|url=http://blog.redskins.com/2014/03/14/darryl-sharpton-from-linebacker-u/|title=Darryl Sharpton From Linebacker 'U'|first=Gabe|last=Hiatt|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=2014-03-16}} though by his own admission, he thinks of him more as an uncle.
References
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External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140315214050/http://www.redskins.com/team/roster/Darryl-Sharpton/17b61b9a-698a-4b8a-8835-17b5906cef87 Washington Redskins bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101023023636/http://www.houstontexans.com/team/roster/darryl-sharpton/27f0011d-b08b-400c-95d0-9939627522a4/ Houston Texans bio]
- [http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=205558391 Miami Hurricanes bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140316213043/http://www.hurricanesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28700&ATCLID=205558391 |date=2014-03-16 }}
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Category:American football linebackers
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Category:Players of American football from Miami-Dade County, Florida