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jspchief · 03-11-2005, 12:46 AM

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin - The Green Bay Packers said good bye to one of their best defensive players Thursday, terminating the contract of two-time Pro Bowl safety Darren Sharper.

The move comes one day before the Packers would have owed Sharper a $2.6 million roster bonus and saves them $3.4 million in salary cap space.According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, new general manager Ted Thompson had asked Sharper to take a substantial pay cut.A starter at free safety for the past six seasons, Sharper, 29, ranks fifth on the Packers' all-time interceptions list with 36. Last season, he joined Bobby Dillon (seven), Willie Wood (five) and LeRoy Butler (five) as the only players to lead the team in interceptions in at least five seasons.Sharper started 13 of 15 games in 2004, registering 77 tackles, with four interceptions, eight passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.Green Bay's second-round pick in the 1997 draft, Sharper suffered a sprained left posterior cruciate ligament against Dallas on October 24 but missed only one game.In another move, the Packers waived tight end Sparky Hamilton, who originally signed with Green Bay as a free agent on January 19.

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jspchief BAMF Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Your Face Casino cash: $9998710	GREEN BAY, Wisconsin - The Green Bay Packers said good bye to one of their best defensive players Thursday, terminating the contract of two-time Pro Bowl safety Darren Sharper. The move comes one day before the Packers would have owed Sharper a $2.6 million roster bonus and saves them $3.4 million in salary cap space.According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, new general manager Ted Thompson had asked Sharper to take a substantial pay cut.A starter at free safety for the past six seasons, Sharper, 29, ranks fifth on the Packers' all-time interceptions list with 36. Last season, he joined Bobby Dillon (seven), Willie Wood (five) and LeRoy Butler (five) as the only players to lead the team in interceptions in at least five seasons.Sharper started 13 of 15 games in 2004, registering 77 tackles, with four interceptions, eight passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.Green Bay's second-round pick in the 1997 draft, Sharper suffered a sprained left posterior cruciate ligament against Dallas on October 24 but missed only one game.In another move, the Packers waived tight end Sparky Hamilton, who originally signed with Green Bay as a free agent on January 19. __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.
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