Shannon Sharpe: The LOUDEST Tight End to Ever Do It! | NFL Legends

you play one-on-one with a linebacker safety shannon was going to win my goodness how do you get that wide open he was outstanding i don't know there was a better tight end for shannon sharp what a huge date i'm the best shark don't forget it [Music] thomas now on the other side elway has the protection he goes deep pass is complete [Applause] and it's a touchdown shannon shot that is his first nfl touchdown [Music] [Applause] looking for the tight end and it's shannon sharp for the first down what a crap [Applause] again all kinds of time he got 24 yards on the plate of shannon todd christensen told me if you want to be famous and you want to make a lot of money forget about blocking catch passes that day and time the hvac was coming in to play in the national football league kind of like the extra tight end we're gonna have to be a great blocker but it could be a receiver shannon show up to find that position elway with the time throwing deep and he has shattered shock in the open field and sharp is caught from behind [Applause] [Music] [Applause] sharp maintaining his concentration able to rip it back and score a most unusual touchdown [Applause] open is sharp no one picked him up shannon sharp to the 27-yard line of kansas city just what the doctor ordered for denver they're down elway looking for 11 yards or more he's [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] wide open to sharp for the touchdown [Music] [Applause] [Music] a courageous catch at the 46-yard line [Applause] okay [Applause] but it's a little too early today [Applause] elway had plenty of time and sharp is wide open sharp and a foot raise has the touchdown 54 yards elway has completed four of seven all completions to shannon shaw again has time goes to the end zone has a man open has it and it is shannon shaw the man with the big smile and the cred [Music] [Applause] elway stands in he goes deep has a man it's their five yard line touchdown shannon shard blitz is coming deep over the middle and wide open is shannon sharp he breaks clean to the 45 the 40 the 30 and then out of bounds at the 25 yard line okay l waves gonna pass it and sharp's gonna catch it at the 20 at the 15 at the 10 at the 5 and into the end zone you cannot replace a guy who requires two people to cover him at all times mercy mercy is anybody going to cover him when you find one like that they really do a lot for a football team and they split terrell davis and here's the pass it's coming down the right side to sharp and he is going to take it all the way down to the buffalo six yard line away from the gun back goes john looking up field over the middle shannon sharp makes the catch across the 50 and down to the 45-yard line steps up janet sharp with a catch in seahawk territory looking directly into the setting center and he goes deep [Applause] and san diego is offside this is a free flow into the end zone touchdown [Applause] here's a tight in making a wide receiver toe touch point them and get them down catch four wide receivers plus shannon sharp kim jones caught it sharp yes shannon jarvis and his second touchdown of this season [Applause] davis [Applause] touchdowns [Music] [Applause] [Music] in this opening quarter [Applause] machine hey it's gonna be one of them days if you leave now you get a half cut on the trash let me hold you at the gate you have them in the polls all day let your horses lie i'm the best girly i'm better than you are you know it be truthful i'm calling the president president we need a national guard we need as many men as you can spare cause we are killing the [Applause] patriots complaint it's shannon sharp they're coming help is on the way [Applause] [Music] tremendous talent and athletic ability the sharp he's got it and he scored there really wasn't too much you couldn't do as a fan you just stood there and going holy mackerel snap is good four-man rush elway deep down the middle intended for sharp passes caught jenna sharp is going to score 10 5 touchdowns 3-0 [Applause] [Music] [Applause] down two minutes left third and six for denver at the bronco 15-yard line they lead 24-21 i can remember the plate coming in from the sideline and mike says 324 all style i know and so i get in the huddle and i say spread right through 24 i'll stop and shana goes it's not a game plan it's not in the game plan i said it is now now go get open snap is good five-man rush john throws pass caught first down over the 30-yard line shannon sharp biggest first down of the year elway to sharp for 18 yards oh baby three two one denver goes to the super bowl they are the afc champions 16 yards for davis who's gained 54 yards in this opening quarter lots of times [Applause] and there is the no it's a shannon sharp the tight end with a sliding catch and sharp near a first down dodge and darius [Applause] [Music] [Applause] we knew what the expectations were we knew in order to be special we needed to repeat there'd been a lot of teams that won one in a row but to go down in history you got to do it back to [Applause] goes deep has back man wide open his shannon shot elway throws down the field and what a throw and what a catch by shannon sharp 48 yards in their first meeting in the first three quarters of course he finished with 104. elway plenty of time touchdown [Applause] junior doesn't blitz this time elway with all day to throw still can't find anybody still now to the end zone shark touchdown look at what he does he just never stops working the ball goes up in the air just with his hands you just can't ignore shannon sharp gonna throw for the end zone touchdown [Applause] elway [Music] davis in the backfield [Applause] [Music] remember we can't win in the first quarter second quarter we got to play 60 minutes a bronco football will be world champ elway fires across the middle as flutters getting there but it got there to shannon sharp second at 11. [Applause] and denver will become the sixth franchise in nfl history to win back-to-back super bowls undisputed heavyweight champions of the world i've always admired i can't think of a better place to come because i can see the guy every single day and he can see me every single day as i break his record [Applause] this is one of the most exciting second half of football i have ever been a part of [Applause] [Music] in the pocket throwing for the end zone it is hot touchdown raven shannon sharp second in about eight drops back pumps now he's in trouble gets away from a tackler now dilfer trying to run throws up field touchdown sharp is second of the game pretty quick now we've got some carbon and chopper and stuff to do on the hook and shot one man to beat and charlie is scoring a touchdown halftime [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] that's complete shannon [Applause] sharp to the 40 to the 30. gonna make it to the end zone for the touchdown 82 going to come down to slanted side where are the safeties nobody in the middle of the field five receptions for shannon sharp this postseason three of them for 50 or more yards in the super bowl game our first touchdown you can see the respect that shannon sharp has not only did they jam at the line of scrimmage but they had a safety over the top and the backside safety left brandon stokely one-on-one by overreacting to shannon sharp's presence on the other side and the ravens are the champions of the world right here tonight baby all right baby ride baby ride if said it wasn't our teammate i would hate him not if i have a little short ugly boy you the weak league for the linebacker we're gonna take advantage of you they just don't show enough respect to the older players pass sharp sharp to the 40s running room across midfield from behind and down at the 30 yard line in the tennessee titans he lines up it tied in at the bottom of your screen going out for a pass right [Applause] the family traveling today from glenville georgia and there's one of the all-time great hall of famers making his way onto the field ozzie newsome ironically a former ground empty backfield here's elvis in side touchdown shannon sharp janet sharp work free and the ravens take the lead with nine seconds to go second is ten going over the middle and finally getting wide open leave it to shannon sharp what an effort by shannon sharp trying to back up the talk here with great effort what a sensational catch by this eight-time pro bowler he's just one of those guys that's an athlete a great football player and really has learned to play tight ends like nobody ever has before this has not been the problem this has been the problem in kansas city this year second down in five and there goes shannon sharp looking for his first touchdown in 14 games and he's got it second down two from the 28th good time for gracie going to be wide open sharp with his second touchdown today keep doing it until they stop it second down in two and greasy fires shannon sharp in the middle great call randy cross he's down to the 33. the patriots have been awful defensively in the red zone first and goal greasy to the end zone touchdown shannon sharp play fake plumber rolls to his right he's got sharp and shannon's got a denver touchdown berlin with a play fake pressured steps up throws floats one to sharp who makes an incredible adjustment and what a catch inside the charger five yard line plumber play fakes booting left side stops throws here's sharp inside the tin instead of five to the pylon and that is a different touchdown plumber with a five step drop looks left he's got sharp at the five shannon squeezes to the goal line and he's got a denver touchdown [Music] three-man rush plumber over the middle wide on the sharp is to the 10. stiff arms to the five shannon sharp with a denver touchdown what a play by 84. first and ten from the 26. clay fake plumber sets up in the pocket steps up from in front of a block from lexus throws for sharp shannon with an effort did he catch it yes touchdown denver and for shannon sharp what a huge day that is his third touchdown reception the year that i had last year i still want to come back so it's not a good time it's not a bad time it was just time there's a short list of guys who were as good as shannon sharp the way he ran the way he got open comes to shark touchdown the guy was remarkable certainly a hall of famer and one of the great tight ends who ever played the game

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Published: Thu Dec 09 2021