Darren Sharper signed with New Orleans Saints for games like today's David Grunfeld/The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper had nine interceptions, three returned for ... Saints Aim for the Strong Finish They’ve Talked About Bill Feig/AP Safety Darren Sharper said the Saints could not afford to be flat like they had been in past weeks. By JOE LAPOINTE NEW ORLEANS — The front of ... Cards not quitting yet A nine-play, 80-yard drive featuring a Lynn Swann-style interception from Saints safety Darren Sharper that was nullified by a roughing the passer penalty ... Five keys to the Giants-Vikings One difference this time is Manning won't have to worry about safety Darren Sharper, who is now with New Orleans. Sharper had four of the picks against ... Saints decide not to play Darren Sharper or David Thomas vs. Panthers The New Orleans Saints have decided not to play safety Darren Sharper and tight end David Thomas in their regular-season finale at Carolina.Saints spokesman Greg Bensel said on Saturday that neither player travelled with the team to Charlotte for Sunday's game.Sharper has a minor soreness in his left knee. He had been listed as questionable for Sunday's game as of Friday, but was downgraded along with Thomas, who had been listed as doubtful with a calf injury.Running back Pierre Thomas (bruised ribs), receiver Lance Moore (right ankle) and reserve safety Usama Young (sports hernia) already had been listed as out.The Saints (13-2) already own the NFC's top playoff... Johnson unanimous All-Pro selection New Orleans (guard Jahri Evans and safety Darren Sharper), Dallas (outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware and defensive tackle Jay Ratliff), the Jets (Revis and center Nick Mangold), Denver (tackle Ryan Clady and defensive end Elvis Dumervil) and Cleveland (tackle Joe Thomas and kick returner Joshua Cribbs) had two players each. Sixteen players were All-Pro for the first time: Johnson, Woodson, Revis, Sharper, Dumervil, Ratliff, Cribbs, Mangold, Evans, Thomas, Clady, Clark, receiver Wes Welker of New England, fullback Leonard Weaver of Philadelphia, placekicker Nick Kaeding of San Diego and safety Adrian Wilson of Arizona. The Panthers had two players named to the second-team defen... Packers CB Charles Woodson named SN's Defensive Player of the Year Charles Woodson beat out Darren Sharper for SN's top defensive award. "What it comes down to is experience and the fact we've been able to stay healthy and ...

TAILGATING WITH NNAMDI ASOMUGHA / How to control a top QB Saints S Darren Sharper: "Sharper is a very underrated as a ballhawk. In today's game, he gets his respect, but he is one of the greatest ballhawks in the ...

Newest Penalty in Football With the Saints dominating the game early on, and already up 21-7, Darren Sharper continued to let his presence be known by intercepting a Kurt Warner pass, only to have it called back due to a Roughing the Passer call. Now, if it was indeed roughing the passer, I would have no problems with that. The fact of the matter was though, that all that happened on the play was a defender's finger came down on Kurt Warner. What? You say. That can't be right. Surely your overreacting. Indeed not. I'm sure if you didn't get to see it live, it will be played over and over on sports networks all week. I have been so disgusted with this in the past, that this is not my...

Playoff epic secured Hall for Arizona's Kurt Warner 90 percent Hall: Warner, Cardinals QB; Ed Reed, Ravens FS; and Darren Sharper, Saints FS. Reed is a six-time Pro Bowler seen as his era's premier free ...