My friend that works at the beach (restaurant "Friday's") just told me he ran into Sharper. He spoke to him briefly and Sharper told him that he did speak to the Dolphin organization but "they weren't willing to break bread" Sharper said. He also said that this would be his last season and would retire a Saint.

I was really pulling for Sharper to become a Dolphin but oh well.

Wonder how much bread he was asking for?.........and for just 1 year at that.

So in a brief conversation with a stranger, Darren Sharper told him not only that he spoke with the Dolphins organization but also his career plans to retire following this season.......
Seems reasonable.

lol....

That is fine. Bringing in a veteran for a year or two is not going to help development of the young guys we have at that position right now. Though I would have liked to have had Sharper.

I've always liked Sharper's play on the field. He's always been exciting to watch. Still, I was on the fence about this. Time just caught up with him.

Darren is coming off of microfracture surgery on his knee as well.

My friend has never been one to lie. He also sent me the pictures he took with him.

What is so hard to believe that he spoke to the Dolphins???
Why else is it hard to believe that he said he would retire after this season??? He is old and players have come and said that publicly all the time (Favre most famous one).

Iowafin just because you have never run into a pro athlete or any kind of celebrity doesn't mean that other people don't. South Beach is full of them everyday and my friend works in the beach. So save the sarcasm.

Lighten up. It's good for your health.

I think you missed the point. It isn't hard to believe he talked to the Dolphins, nor is is hard to believe that old players retire and come out and say when they will do it.
What is hard to say, is that Darren Sharper told some stranger that he plans to retire, yet there has been no word of that anywhere else. Like you said, players say that publicly. Also, like you mentioned, people like Favre change their minds all the time....so I highly doubt Sharper himself even knows when he will retire, let alone your friend.

Just because athletes change theirs minds doesn't mean that right now Sharper doesn't feel a certain way and just because you have not heard it on the news does not mean anything lol.



I never said my friend sees the future and knows when Sharper will retire. Wow people love to twist words up and misconstrue things.

I don't get on here to make up lies and dumb posts. Take it or leave it...

The Saints can keep Sharper as far as I'm concerned. I think our staff is perfectly happy with the guys we already have. We're trying to build this team through the draft and I think either Clemons, Culver, or Jones will do a fine job. If we kept these young guys off the field then we would be taking a step back in my opinion.

Same here....why bring in a guy who wont be around long,hell thats why they let Portor & JT go those guys aren't going to be around for long. We are starting young and new and players who can give us more than just 1 year at best

.... or you could stop harassing people. It's good for your health.

Harassing makes me feel better about myself.

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