Facing a deadline, Packers general manager Ron Wolf finally announced in spring of 1995 that the club would be waiving Sharpe. "The severity of the neck injury Sterling suffered, and the fact that ...

Shannon Sharpe, one of the best tight ends in NFL history and one of the best players the Denver Broncos have ever had, has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame for well over a decade ...

Sterling retired in the middle of his prime as a receiver after suffering a debilitating injury. It was discovered during the ...

Before the neck injury that cut his career short, Sterling Sharpe recorded 595 catches for 8,134 yards and 65 touchdowns in ...

Unfortunately, Sharpe’s career was cut short after just seven NFL seasons. A routine play led to a career-ending neck injury , cutting what could have been an all-time career short.

WR Sterling Sharpe, who played ... team All-Pro honors three times and was selected to five Pro Bowls during his seven-year career that was cut short by a neck injury. Sharpe registered 595 ...

Receiver Sterling Sharpe was on his way to a surefire Hall of Fame career had it not been cut short by a neck injury in 1994. His contract now included language that promised him $1 million more ...

Sharpe, who was a prolific receiver for the Green Bay Packers from 1988 to 1994 before a neck injury brought his career to an early end, was the second name announced, following Jared Allen.

He broke his own record with 112 catches in 1993 and led the NFL with 18 touchdown receptions in his final season, 1994, before a neck injury cut his career short. Sharpe was a three-time All-Pro ...

Now, his brother, Sterling Sharpe, will join him. ... who was forced to retire early due to a neck injury. Shannon then gave this all-time line during his speech. ...