February 5th, 2011 with 3 comments

Sharpe Called to the Hall

Shannon Sharpe’s wait is over.

After being a finalist the last two years, Sharpe was selected as one of the seven inductees to this year’s Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

Sharpe is the fourth player selected based upon his accomplishments with the Broncos. All four have been selected since 2004, beginning with John Elway. [...]

May 17th, 2010 with Comments closed

On This Date: Chronicle of a Retirement Foretold

“I will leave one year too early instead of one year too late.”

Shannon Sharpe said that midway through the 2003 season, one which saw him score more touchdowns and average more yardage per catch than any year since the Broncos’ back-to-back Super Bowl seasons. His productivity that year (62 catches for 770 yards and [...]