New Orleans Saints: Is Safety Darren Sharper a Future Hall of Famer?
There seems to be more talk of who will someday land in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this offseason. Maybe it is the lack of football to talk outside of the NFL lockout. Anyway, there is a current New Orleans Saint (for now at least) up for discussion on ESPN’s NFC South blog this week.
Darren Sharper‘s future in the Hall is up for debate.
Sharper’s numbers on the Packers, Vikings and Saints over the years are comparable to some already in the HOF. If he can continue to stay on the field he will strengthen his argument. Some things to consider in his favor:
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- 63 career INTs (ties with Ronnie Lott) has him at No. 6 on the all-time list.
- 11 INTs returned for TD.
- Super Bowl ring.
Working against him is the fact that defensive backs are not the prime picking. After the kickoff of the 2011 season, there will only be 22 in the Hall of Fame. Time missed due to injury in 2010 also does not appear pretty. Imagine the possible numbers had he been able to post another solid season in 2010.
| 1997 | GNB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 1998 | GNB | FS | 16 | 16 | 53 | 20 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | GNB | FS | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 29 | |
| 2000*+ | GNB | FS | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 9 | 109 | 0 | 47 | 72 | 20 | |||||
| 2001 | GNB | FS | 16 | 16 | 2.0 | 6 | 78 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 71 | 24 |
| 2002* | GNB | FS | 13 | 13 | 7 | 233 | 1 | 89 | 9 | 51 | 17 | |||||
| 2003 | GNB | FS | 15 | 15 | 2.0 | 5 | 78 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 13 |
| 2004 | GNB | FS | 15 | 13 | 4 | 97 | 2 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 59 | 13 | |
| 2005* | MIN | FS | 14 | 14 | 9 | 276 | 2 | 92 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 41 | 10 | |
| 2006 | MIN | SS | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 16 |
| 2007* | MIN | SS | 16 | 16 | 4 | 61 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14 | |
| 2008 | MIN | SS | 16 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 57 | 9 | |
| 2009*+ | NOR | FS | 14 | 14 | 0.5 | 9 | 376 | 3 | 99 | 15 | 51 | 20 | ||||
| 2010 | NOR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Career | 205 | 182 | 7.5 | 63 | 1412 | 11 | 99 | 101 | 8 | 8 | 120 | 2 | 734 | 211 | ||
| 8 yrs | GNB | 121 | 105 | 6.0 | 36 | 677 | 5 | 89 | 47 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 473 | 137 | |
| 4 yrs | MIN | 62 | 62 | 1.0 | 18 | 359 | 3 | 92 | 38 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 199 | 49 | |
| 2 yrs | NOR | 22 | 15 | 0.5 | 9 | 376 | 3 | 99 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 62 | 25 | |
Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 7/4/2011.
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