When I first saw this I thought of “oh sh*t Darren Sharper one of the leagues hardest hitter” I never knew about his life after the nfl it’s sad that this man did what he did he deserves all 18 years
I remember the dude was on ESPN every week as an NFL analyst commentator too. He’s a smart guy who spoke very well in front of a camera. Sad to see him do such a crime.
Not always yes there are people who are just evil within, but a lot of people are brought up to be evil. But this man is a sociopath and is a monster and I think that he's been up to these stuff before.
What kind of stupid comment is this? It DOES matter how you are brought up. Exceptions don’t mean general truths aren’t…..generally true. That’s like saying, ‘I passed my test without studying, therefore it proves you don’t need to study to do well” lol.
As someone that lived in New Orleans as this came out I can say very confidently that this whole story sent absolute shockwaves through the city. We thought of him as one of us even though he only played for us for 2 years. He was beloved, and that made the betrayal hurt so much more. He deserves every minute of the 18 years he got.
As someone who has been drugged and assaulted, thank you for bringing light to not only this story, but also the pathetic practice of some women claiming to be assaulted and spreading lies, making those of us with actual traumatic experiences struggle to find true help and compassion. It's so sad that the people in his life have to deal with the fact that although they did everything right, they provided a wonderful upbringing, he still chose to be absolute dirt.
Honestly, this is such an overwhelmingly small number of women that I can't help but to feel like the people who use it as a reason to call true victims liars are just grasping at straws. I could understand if it was something common, but it truly isn't, and people weaponize it against actual victims like it is. :/
@lloydg9383 I think this saying isn’t only about evil acts like this, but also about getting into mischief. At least that’s how I grew up hearing it 🤷🏾♂️ to do something constructive and not hang out around the blocks doing nothing. Where I’m from, that’s how a lot of young boys and men get dragged into gangs and very bad company.
I know one of the women Sharper drugged and assaulted. She filed charges on September 23rd, 2013. She's actually someone I grew up with as she's my cousin. What he did changed her life and way of thinking of things. In court, he looked at her and said "I'm not a monster" after she called him one. Luckily, she's married and moved on from what he did as best she could, but it still haunts her. That man should never see the outside of a.prison.
Darren sharper was one of my favorite safeties of all time. And I remember when the news came out I couldn't wrap my mind around why He would subject himself to this kind of behavior. Even till this day given his upbringing and the kind of person that we all believed he was NOBODY could've seen this coming. I'm absolutely devastated for the women who were affected by his monstrous actions. This reminds me of the television show Dexter... It appears no matter how much one tries to shelter their true nature... Their "Dark Passenger' can get the best of them. Just a very sad & unfortunate fall from grace. Great video brother
Great Job Bro. I don't want to blame this crap on CTE cuz he could've easily been doing it during his playing days he just had more time once he retired
I think Darren literally became a victim of his own financial/societal/sexual largesse. Jaw dropping incredibly beautiful women became so easy that he morphed into dark narcissism. No excuse of course but this oftentimes happens with the filthy rich people.
Except that most people said he was an upstanding citizen with good character. Since there is zero proof that he was that way his whole life and plently of people vouching that he was a good guy, you can't make an absolutist statement like that. Yea, maybe the odds are that he was this way and wore a mask for the first 38 years of his life and fooled everyone...but you can't say that with certainty when the only "evidence" is to the contrary.
Having met Darren and his Brother Jamie, it still blows my mind that Darren was such a monster. I never got that vibe from him, which still sickens me to this day
Ted Bundy seemed really charming and nice on the outside. It is their m.o. Some people are really good at charming people with their bullshit. Hell, look at politicians.
Unfortunately there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. -Carl Jung
1 Cor. 2:11 - "For what person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man’s thoughts except the man’s own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God."
I honestly feel for his daughter. I don’t know how she’ll ever be able to reconcile every thing her father has done. Your love for a parent is a hard thing to get past but in a case like this I don’t know how she’s going to deal with this going forward. I feel for her.
This is what boggles my mind about predators like Sharper: he has a daughter! Yet he had no problem doing these despicable things to someone else’s daughter! He shamed his daughter, his parents and his family. Sad indeed.
@@Bitter_Truth_Show Not just men. Humans in general. Some are just better than others. She has nothing to fear from him. Most serial (killers, rapist, etc....) don't treat their families in the same manner. In fact that compartment thing comes heavily into play
The same can be said about literally any profession. It's only magnified in this case because of his popularity and how fiercely football players are revered and loved by fanbases.
What a dark,dark,twisted soul underneath the handsome, charming articulate exterior. Prayers for healing to his victims known and unknown. Great job on such a very sensitive topic.
Whenever a dude compliments a famous woman in a TH-cam reply, and he says she is pretty, there is an angry upper-middle class Karen from Colorado (with a two-year-old son named Brooklyn Cody Vanderhorn) who gets her panties in a bunch. "What do her looks have to do with anything?! She's a talented artist, you disgusting man pig!" She claims it is OK for women to say a famous man or woman is attractive because women aren't rapists or sexists. Karen's a joke. She likes to lump every guy into that same category (except for Brad Pitt and Zac Efron, they're special). Karen's husband is an intelligent and handsome man with a great personality, but Karen's a cold fish and no amount of red wine is going to make her a good companion. I feel sorry that man. Wait, what was the question. This reply is not going against Lyn, she just gave me a springboard. I'm sure she's a lovely lady.
With two daughters of my own, this story hits differently. Knowing that I played football and the type of attention it can give you. He took full advantage what was given to him in the wrong way and won't be forgiven. Well done Flemlo.
You don't know the circumstances, so don't be to quick to judge, by the way I have two grown daughters and three grandkids, know the facts first before making a comment about someone that you don't know!
I’m someone who followed his whole career. I’m from the same city as him and played football as well. I say that to say I looked up this guy when I growing up. My son currently goes to the same high school he went. What a way to disappoint all of the people who looked up to you. I was one of those kids who saw him make it out and that inspired me. Who knew he would turn out to be a low life creep
I’m glad someone finally covered this dude. He kinda fell through the cracks from a media coverage angle when all this went down with him. I remember seeing a story here and there, but no one really got into how horrible his crimes were and everything that he was accused of. I don’t know how either, because he was a pretty well known player. I think he even worked at the NFL Network when this all went down.
He was very good on the NFL Network, fired his ass, now Nate Burleson's got the job, has his own morning NFL network show, and on CBS, all would've been Sharper's.
Yeah about four or five months ago the thought came through my head I wonder what's going on with the Darren sharper thing so I started searching TH-cam to try and find a special talking about how horrible his crimes were and there wasn't hardly anything said about it until I saw this video
That's exactly why you didn't hear much. NFL don't want bad press so they cover up anything involving them even something like this they want to keep it under wraps.
This is hands down one of your best videos. This entire situation was bizarre, disturbing, and sad for all the victims involved. Who knows how many victims he had prior to the ones coming forward. Just tragic
This is sad, being a victim of assault myself my mom always talked to me about being safe .never allow anyone to bring you a drink that you did not witness them pour or open yourself and never leave your drink sitting anywhere take it with you,please be safe out here 🙏 ❤
Born and raised in Baton Rouge, still live here. When I say this story rocked Louisiana, it was like a category 5 hurricane. Bro was a legend and then this came out and it’s like damn dude.
Thank you for keeping it so real on everything… my condolences to any women/men who have gone through SA & men who are falsely accused of such a horrendous crime. There needs to be more TH-camrs like you.. but I don’t think anyone will ever compare .. happy new year!
Thanks for acknowledging the men who were assaulted. And It's horrible people go through such a thing, if you are the type of person that wants to force someone to have sex with you you need to be sentenced to life
@@coreyferguson1341yea but that’s still a helluva of a deal that still comes to 2 years a victim they could have hit him with a plea bargain of 35 years and he probably would have took it cuz he was guilty and trial would have carried a very long time
Ah yes, because a rich dude getting the bare minimum punishment after being found guilty is umheard of. The US judicial system is known worldwide as paragon of true justice, and this is the first and only time money has ever swayed the verdict 😂 truly amazing 🤦
I know people say it too much and blame anything on it, but I wonder if he has CTE after 14 years as an NFL safety. The way he went off the rails so quickly and basically did this over a year and a half. And that he kept doing it after knowing he was investigated, it seems like he almost had a compulsion and was completely out of control.
@@extragoogleaccount6061 could be. It affects the frontal lobe of the brain which is the part decision making, impulse control, and foresight are controlled. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a correlation. I don't think CTE can make someone a bad person but it can affect their judgement and impulse control
You think feminine ass espn gonna have this on TV in 2022? Lol. No. They won’t even say the word rape. I mean I guess but the wording would be damn near annoying by the end of it.
@Andre Samuels Same thing with NFL Network. I recently had a chance to watch it for the 1st time in almost 10yrs. and they now have like 2 chicks and a guy hosting most of the programs. Wtf is that? Just like that Chinese chick on Espn.. Ain’t nobody want to see her annoying arse on TV. Get her outta here! They ruined sports TV.
@@Samuelfish2k 🤣 facts! ESPN WONT Ever do this type of crap! They sweep things under the rug and never mention it like it never happened rather then bring awareness!
Sir, this is the absolute best telling of a story about a human that a human could possibly tell. You explored every.single.aspect of his life and you revealed information that is not in the immediate public arena. Great job, Sir!!!
It was a head scratcher when this broke. Dude was rich, famous, good looking, and suave with ladies. So this seems to be about POWER and CONTROL. Was the POS factor always there or did it develop? Doesn't really matter because it came out in full bloom. Hopefully his victims (revealed and hidden) have found peace and recovery.
It got him off, simple as that. Majority of offenders have gf/wives, or are "popular with women ". Same with Kellon Winslow Jr. Dude could have almost any hot chicc, but out here assaultin old ww
You did an excellent job presenting an incredibly disturbing story with honesty & compassion for those negatively affected. Props to you for not dancing around this subject and for choosing to do this story in the first place. We will sometimes never know what goes on in a person's mind to think that doing these things is acceptable
Completely. Flem is a real sports reporter. Espn or fox should hire him. Oh wait, they want bs artists like stephen smith. Anyway flem, you picked up a new subscriber.
Me either! I jist remember him having a great year that ended up being the bounty gate scandal then i stopped hearing about him. Totally fell thru the cracks. Thanks to the creator of this video for shedding light. Super thorough and well narrated. I would have listened if this was 2 hours long.
The sad thing about this story is that it is about power and control over another person. It is a shame that he has a daughter that will be traumatized by the fact that her father has committed these crimes. I agree with you that you cannot always blame CTE because that can cause a person to dementia like symptoms or depression which are two totally different issues. If he were to get out of prison he should not be allowed to be around situations that will trigger him to do the same thing .
Damn man ngl thought you was never gonna cover this guy. He was a monster on the field. But hearing what he did damn man killed all the respect. Still don't like talking about him at all
Yeah this made me sick to my stomach. You have to be pure evil to do this sort of thing. He’s rich and good looking, he could get women without having to drug any of them or take advantage of them.. but he chose to do that instead.. to me, that just proves his evilness.
Love the correction “it doesn’t mean everything” that’s fantastic! I’m stealing that! 10 years teaching, 12 years coaching…. Never heard it! F’n love it!!!
As a Saints fan, it was so heartbreaking when we heard this. That SuperBowl team was so awesome and all the stuff they did off the field made them feel like family. Stuff just sucks man, hopefully the women found peace and weren’t traumatized.
I accidentally found you and I am so happy that I did Young Man!! You tell a great story and you show great empathy. You've got a new follower here I agree, he didn't just start doing this, he's been doing this. Peace and love to all 💛
Flemlo, I just want to say thank you so much man. 4 years ago you got me started on reading by talking about the Audible. I was fresh out of college & honestly hated reading. Your recommendation gave me courage to go back into it for fun, and now I love reading and I have learned so much. I’m 25 & I run a business with employees under me now. I use lessons you talk about like empathy with them & with all of my clients now. Thank you so much, keep creating ❤️
I appreciate how you edited this video! Sometime, as it happens with ESPN and the other big media companies, most of the piece glorifies the person's accomplishments and then at the end, and small part of the piece, they dwell on their transgressions. I think for them there's dissonance between the person they're talking about, what they're being accused of, and how their actions hurt their victims, those Media companies when presenting the athlete almost want to erase his transgression by glorifying his 'past career and his life' in most of the piece they're presenting and denigrating his transgression as a footnote at the end of the piece. When you say you're an advocate for women's safety, I believe it because your actions, how you presented this story, speak a whole lot louder than words.
836k subscribers (something like that). Bubba I know we have never met but I am super proud of you. This is how it is supposed to be someone makes incredibly good content should have this many subscribers as opposed to the people that put out garbage and have millions. Your s*** is top-notch my man keep putting out the good stuff I've always loved your channel!!!!
Your work here was thoughtful, carefully phrased and intelligently thought through. I have come to expect no less of you, as you have demonstrated a superior capacity to provide an evenhanded, balanced presentation of the facts to help me to understand all aspects of the issue. Thank you for your fine work...
Mr. Flemlo, I am always impressed by how good your videos are and how much work you put into them. You also take so much time to probe the humanity of the people involved and you display so much empathy which is lacking so much in this world. Thank you, sir. Keep making them, and lord knows, we will keep enthusiastically watching them. Thanks.
This will definitely have to rake up there as one of those most bizarre off the field criminal cases from a former and even active NFL player. You just feel for all the victims who crossed this man’s path smh
Agreed because In this situation I just don't believe it had anything to do with CTE this man had deep rooted issues. Some folks have a darkness they hiding.
I'm a two time rape survivor and I always ALWAYS have said and will continue to say crimes of sexual matter against anyone kids, men, women, are the only crimes there is NEVER any justification for, sex is not a crime that is needed you can justify some murders, robberies, addiction, etc., literally anything else, but sex is just a selfish unnecessary action. Thank you for covering this topic so tactfully love your content man please keep up the good work!
@@Matt-yj1lz EXACTLY!!! Well said my friend, I certainly hope you haven't suffered through that torment as well, if so you aren't alone and you're a powerful survivor and you wear that armor proudly! Sending you big hugs either way!🤗🤗🤗🤗
@@chuckdontjudge I had a pretty strange situation going on as a child because it was with a female family member. I haven't spoken to her since I understood what she was having me do. I've never actually told anyone before.. thank you.
@@Matt-yj1lz No thank YOU for being so brave to share it in the first place! It's so courageous to do and shouldn't be taken lightly. I hope that taking this first big step brings you closer to peace and closure my friend, sending you big hugs 🤗🤗🤗
Darren Sharper was one of my favorite players growing up. I knew some of what he did but had no idea the full extent of his crimes. Great video as always and hope to see you get to a million subs in the next few months!
What an amazing video, Flemo! Sometimes there are not enough words to really comment except the anger you feel towards him as a man. He's definitely being inducted into the HALL of SHAME 🤬
His brother stands by him. It is not like he murdered them to him. Yes is embarrassed by his brother being a psycho. These women are bitches to these guys. The evidence that showed that he was sick is the fact that these women were going to give him ass anyway. Either later that night or the next time out for sure. Why and how do you think he was picking 2 and 3 women in his company? With probably more that would have joined. Common sense please! He was/is a very handsome man and success with that. He attracts women not woman. A man that actually it all: look, height, success, money, personality, commands the room, 15 out of 20 women in the room wants him, and drugs them for what he will get, he is a sick man and his true sickness is power will accept rejection, but that rejection is not a rejection. It is I will give it to you next time. But his is, you know who I am, I want now!
It's sick that the girls who lie about being raped are not only hurting the guy who's accused but they're also hurting other females who really were raped because nobody believes them. These lying girls should be prosecuted and sent to prison.
Damn bro, I appreciate you covering an extremely tough and sensitive topic like this in this manner and trying to do your best. I think you did it well but I also have never watched anything that made me physically sick to my stomach multiple times. I hope he rots in prison.
I felt almost betrayed. Being a born saints fan it felt like he was such a big part of our first super bowl victory. It was such an emotional game for the city of New Orleans. When this came out there was a collective feeling of sadness and betrayal in the city.
Bro that thing you said about a middle agency between cops & SA victims is honestly one if the best ideas I’ve ever heard. Wish they had that available.
Remember when this story broke years ago and I was pretty shocked as I never would have expected him to do that. Crazy too because he's a good looking dude, former nfl player, prolly pretty wealthy so it makes no sense why he would do it
I was a young, athletic, reasonably successful, single man, in WI, around the time he was on the Packers. I went out to meet young women quite often, and I definitely did get to know my share of attractive, interesting young women. Occasionally I would be at a popular night spot, and Darren would be there with the same idea: to meet women. I was not a big fan of Darren even early on, as I thought he wasn't a sure tackler, usually dropping his arms, never wrapping up, also lowering his head, and almost blindly firing his body in the direction of the ball carrier,trying to knock him over, hoping for a big hit, never wrapping up, never following through the tackle (my friends and I called him, "SCUD," as in the SCUD missle, an short/intermediate range missle that was known to be very inaccurate, inconsistent, and seemingly randomly disfunctional). He was just as likely to be in perfect position to intercept as he was to be so out of position he would barely be on the screen (his other nickname was, "almost" as in almost never in good coverage, or almost off the TV screen, or almost made a tackle, or the Packers D is almost good this season). But the other reason we didn't like him was because he was such an arrogant, condescending and insulting, person towards almost everyone, especially waitresses and bartenders. I was also surprised by how intensely certain women hated him, even trying to steer other women away from him (unfortunately many women thought that was jealousy, or so they could steal him for themselves). These women were never specific, they just tried to tell other women to stay away. Once I was dancing with a woman he was talking to on the opposite side of the bar. First, he tried to interrupt and cut in, but I refused. To this he insisted that, "he's already invested in her," I told him that all investments can be lost. He wanted to fight me, with his two friends. I was with five friends, all of us were highly trained in self defense and various forms of combat, I'll leave it at that. We were fine to go outside, but his two friends (bodyguards, we believed). The woman said she was getting tired and asked her friend to take her home. He tried to interject and take her home himself, but her friends pushed him away. Literally, they had to physically push him out of the way. After she left he warned one of my friends to stay out of his way and that it wasn't over. Nothing ever happened after that, he was off the Packers after the next season. When this story broke my wife was surprised, I wasn't.
Hell yeah Flemlo! I’m very excited for this video. You are the man. 😎 he was one of my favorite players to watch when I was young and it broke my heart to hear about the horrible things he was doing… he was a hell of a player. Just sucks.
FlemLo it’s really great to see how you & your videos evolved over the years. You always had lots of talent but just like all pros you’ve really honed your craft & you should be proud. This video on Sharper is some of your best work.
I love flemlo for covering stories like this and him explaining how some are afarid to go forward because that's who lie cast doubt on others who are actually assaulted. Respect my guy. Also I love how you say they should have a middle person for this stuff that has a background to see how they react to determine if their mad and it's a lie. You legit described SVU. Not all places have em but they should, my friend was taken advantage of and assaulted and our small town police station did nothing. 4 years later 7 more accusations again the same guy. The state police finally got involved and that's what it took for them to get him. When he was arrested in total 11 women came forward they believed their was more but small town means rumors travel and we all believe they were afarid too cause of the rumors going on about the 11 who did come forward
Dude I’ve been watching your videos for a couple years and you’ve improved so much. You were already good now it’s just poetic the way you cruise through a video.
Literally can't express how much you mean to the football community and the youtube community bro. This was such a great breakdown of the entire story. You just keep getting better.
I had a friend , who was very popular and was very accomplished and worked for the Federal Government . And we got pretty hammered at which time 4 girls joined us , 3 of them went too another party and left their friend and asked us to make sure she got home. She needed to go to the bathroom and they were going to take her . I overheard my friend say to his buddy we will really take care of her Laughing . I stepped in and said OH Heck NO. i HAVE 4 Sisters and that was not going to happen with me there. I took her home and told her Parents what almost happened . Police came and did an investigation , it took 1 year and half, they really couldn't get him for much for our case but they got him and his Buddy for drugging giving minors alcohol and some other BS charge. He got 3 months and his buddy got 1 month . He did lose his Federal Job. The young lady and I are still friends too this very day 27 yrs later. We talk weekly and know everything about each other . She is the Godmother to my Son and I am the Godfather to her youngest Daughter.
Thanks for this one Flemlo, I didn’t realize just the extent of a monster he really was. He’ll get what’s coming to him in this life or the next. Whenever a man does something like this it makes the rest of us look bad by association. We’re better than this guys, and we need to be better going forward.
your videos, whether it be uplifting/inspiring or touching on darker topics like this one, about the sport we all love never fail to both entertain me and teaching me something about life itself. keep it up bro 👍
This story is like... Wow!! That part with the cop turning a blind eye because he knew what was going on. This is a very sad story. I feel so sorry for these ladies that were raped by this creep🤬 Some people get turned on by having relations with unconscious people. Terrible. Thanks for the upload FlemLo.
This guy sounds like Luster that The Dog caught in Mex. The cops went to Jeffery house an a 14 year old was bleeding n the cops well it's just a gay relationship, the 14 year old was killed 2 min after the cops left.
You nailed that on the head with the unconscious quote. I don't know what it is, but I commented about how I'm a mental health counselor and I have had multiple clients now describe an urge to basically have sex with a female in a much more physical way then any conscious person would be ok with and that's the only true way I can analyze what they're saying, and yeah while I'm obviously disgusted by it, I have to sit and listen, and it seriously seems like an uncontrollable urge to have oral or actual sex with another person in a much more violent way then any conscious person would ever accept. God bless the families affected by this and, it's a very hard topic to speak on, but I just wanted to share my thoughts because I kinda know he's had this issue longer then anyone knows and it isn't cte and there is no excuse. It's solely him being a creep and wanting to use a womans body as his personal sex doll and likely do things to her that, ugh, just you get the point I can't even continue. You get it. Disgusting.
@@zparkyy1800 most rapists don't get off on the sexual acts themselves but more off the power they feel when doing it. They are so sick in the head they want that power grab
I'm from Baltimore and his brother Jamie Sharper was a beast 💪🏾 and won a ring with the Ravens when we had the best defense ever in 2001 led by Ray Lewis
It’s gotta be a power/control thing. Met him once at a club I went to to visit friends. He and I were chopping it up at the bar (he even offered to buy me a drink haha) and the whole time these two SUPERMODEL level women a couple seats away were literally throwing themselves at him and he didnt even turn around to acknowledge them so when this broke it was real surprising.
Well done on the story.. My husband him at a bar in New Orleans maybe ten years ago. Asked for a pic and he said he’d do it later. My hubby walked away thinking he’d never see him again. Came back half hour later and sought my husband out to take picture. Sounded like such a good man til we heard about this. Disturbing story about him..
Great job! Speaking as a survivor of sexual assault you really did a good job of not letting him off the hook for what he did but at the same time being as fair to him as you could be. IMHO
I thought this shit was a mistake when I first heard about it. I used to be a massive Darren Sharper fan. He did such an amazing job fooling everyone into thinking he was a Saint. Pun intended. Thanks for your content FlemLo, we appreciate the fuck out of you.
Thank You For Posting This. I Was Violated During Bayou Classic Weekend I Was Intoxicated And Trusted The Wrong Person Woke Up With Flashes Of What Happened. I Never Reported But Felt Guilty Because I Drank. It Took Me A Long Time To Heal But I Did. Thank You
I think you should do a video on Darryl Stingley... A promising WR whose career was ended in a unfortunate on the field accident that shattered vertebrae in the top of his spine and left him a quadriplegic.
@@jasonwolfe3252 Don't worry, i'm a lifelong Raiders fan and we hate you too. Tatum hit that man like he hit everyone else. The Steelers could have easily killed or crippled someone too in those days. Everyone was hitting hard af back then. Hating the Raiders because of one freak accident way before you were born is dumb as it gets. I'm betting you haven't watched much film from those days.
@@maplebear6527 you probably don't know the history. It wasn't so much the hit. It was legal at that time. Iit was Tatum's actions after crippling Stingley. I have never heard of a player not only showing no remorse for hurting a fellow player but trying to capitalize on it by coming out with that stupid Hitman book and even signing his autograph on photos of Stingley being carted off the field. Tatum was a p.o.s.
@@maplebear6527 BTW I was a Madden fan. He was a class act. He never left Stingley side while he was in the hospital fighting to his life. He also paid his hospital bills. But the rest of those 70s Raiders were degenerates, druggies and losers.
It's unfortunate that you had to talk about this, but it's incredibly important. You clearly did a lot of research and tried to look at everything from all angles. I am praying that the victims find healing and can move past this darkness. As a Saints fan, when you hear about Bounty Gate and then this literally a year or two after, it makes you absolutely sick to your stomach. Thank you for looking into this and giving your structured insight on this. These are important discussions we should be having to become better as a society in the future.
Man considering this guys dedication to his crimes and the fact that once he knew he was being investigated, he crossed state lines and increased this terrible activity (even on consecutive days in some cases with multiple victims)…… it just makes me wonder how he only got 18 years with a likelihood for serving just half that. As Flem says many times, he was almost 40 and you have to be a deep thinker to play football that long and be great. He knew what he was doing and does not regret it. I’m not one to stand on that matter too often but the evidence seemed pretty clear, but ONLY 18 years MAXIMUM. He had almost 18 victims it seemed like!
Agreed!!! The justices system is rigid, if you have money you can get a lesser sentence or get off with a slap on the wrist. One of the HUGEST problems with the USA is that they VALUE MONEY TOO MUCH. Also they promote people & stories like Pablo Escobar who should be looked down on & shouldn’t have a series on Netflix. He should be look at in the same boot as Hitler as well
@@brucewallagainsttheodds1740 Ghislaine Maxwell is the perfect example of that. I feel like she's gonna get a sentence not fitting of her crimes because she's affluent and who her family is. Smfh
It is critical to remember that people don’t just groom their victims, they also groom the people around them. It’s super common to hear about predators as being nice people and you would’ve never known to all of their friends. There is a reason for that. Thank you for this really nuanced video. This dude is sick
When I was growing up in the 60's the saying went like this, " Idle hands are the devils work". You did an excellent job telling the story along with objective opinions.
This dude was a beast on the field and a pretty good analyst..couldn’t believe this story when it first broke yrs ago..but I appreciate you giving the backstory on this one..keep going strong FlemLo 💯
My old boss played with him Mike Tomlin and Sean McDermott. Dan Quinn was one of the assistants at the time as well. Said he never would have thought anything like this. He was a good dude.
A very good dude indeed. It doesn't make any sense at all. The only plausible explanation is CTE. I looked up to him growing up being that I lived about 10 minutes down the road. The guy probably had never even jay walked in 30 something years then all of a sudden he decides to live a life of crime in retirement.
I’m so glad you covered this and went over that beginning, cause so many people will say “oh but so and so is etc etc there’s no way” it creates this facade for abusers it’s so dangerous, and the bs of “I don’t know why I took this path” I feel like he was on this path just not as bold
I knew Darren at William & Mary and there were never any warnings that he was sketchy. He was one of the hardest hitting defensive players of his time. I am wondering how much CTE played a part of his change in behavior. It fits the pattern of an escalated spiral. No excuse for his actions but maybe it explains it.
@@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind I'm not trying to absolve Darren Sharper of his wrongs first off, however the writing is on the wall. This fits perfectly with the pattern of behavior that people who have suffered from CTE. I think we really have to have serious research, investigation, and discussion about if CTE is playing a part in these incidences, how much of a part, and what we can do to prevent another Darren Sharper that's all. I concede the point that we have no idea and he very well could have been this person long before football however its dangerously foolish to just write off the possibility that CTE could have played a part in this.
1st I want tell you what a good job you did with this story. You really know how to make these sports heros that many may worship like demigods look and feel HUMAN, just like the rest of us mere mortals and I appreciate that. Although most of your stories serve to lift and inspire, this was a cautionary tale for sure. Full disclosure: I'm a former criminal investigator that specialized in violent crimes and homicide investigations. So as we wrap our heads around what makes a man as (ALPHA MALE) as Darren become a serial rapist; it's important to understand that although a sexual act, rape is NEVER about sex. Even the most common form (date/acquaintance rape) is about POWER and exercising that power over another by taking the one thing we all use to assert our independence as individuals; our sexuality and who to share that with in whatever why we choose. Once that's taken from you, you feel less equal as a human regardless of what other social factors may be at play. I said all that to say this; its highly probable that Darren Sharper will re-offend. Due to his method of operation. In fact if he doesn't live a life of accountability he will elevate his method as to avoid capture for an even longer period with even more dire consequences for the victims. I hope to be wrong about this but my experience tells me otherwise.
I remember when my girlfriend at the time told me about him in 2014 and my reaction was crazy. For a long time, he had been the reason I wanted to play football. He was in the same class as Polamalu, Dawkins, Reed, Woodson, Lynch, etc. Great football player. NOT A GREAT PERSON FOR WHAT HE DID.
I just read the safety's you listed and how lucky were we to have been able to watch those guys in their prime I mean I look at the safety say the past 5yrs I don't know that I could put anybody in that class honestly Kam chancellor before he retired possibly
The crazy part was he was rich, good looking, good espn job and was loved by the ladies. I just could never imagine a dude in his position to do that monsterous shit
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When I first saw this I thought of “oh sh*t Darren Sharper one of the leagues hardest hitter” I never knew about his life after the nfl it’s sad that this man did what he did he deserves all 18 years
Thought of the same thing
I remember the dude was on ESPN every week as an NFL analyst commentator too. He’s a smart guy who spoke very well in front of a camera. Sad to see him do such a crime.
I keep saying this in my head lmao
He's a weirdo man
what r u to judge another man, free sharper!
Goes to show it don't matter how good a person's upbringing is/was, it's about the decisions they make.
I can't agree with that
Nature v nurture. Nurture always wins
Not always yes there are people who are just evil within, but a lot of people are brought up to be evil.
But this man is a sociopath and is a monster and I think that he's been up to these stuff before.
What kind of stupid comment is this? It DOES matter how you are brought up. Exceptions don’t mean general truths aren’t…..generally true. That’s like saying, ‘I passed my test without studying, therefore it proves you don’t need to study to do well” lol.
@@jeremybamgbade I agree with you completely but some people are just evil within, just think about the most evil people in the world.
As someone that lived in New Orleans as this came out I can say very confidently that this whole story sent absolute shockwaves through the city. We thought of him as one of us even though he only played for us for 2 years. He was beloved, and that made the betrayal hurt so much more. He deserves every minute of the 18 years he got.
Yeah I remember this story. I used to love Darren Sharper’s play on the field but when this story broke, it left a bad impression on the whole city
Lifelong Saints fan here. I was so happy he won a Super Bowl in NO, then this story broke. Heartbreaking.
New Orleans is crime ridden and dirty he fit right in
As someone who has been drugged and assaulted, thank you for bringing light to not only this story, but also the pathetic practice of some women claiming to be assaulted and spreading lies, making those of us with actual traumatic experiences struggle to find true help and compassion. It's so sad that the people in his life have to deal with the fact that although they did everything right, they provided a wonderful upbringing, he still chose to be absolute dirt.
Thanks for sharing. Shows courage, fortitude and grace! Nothing but gratitude and respect.
Honestly, this is such an overwhelmingly small number of women that I can't help but to feel like the people who use it as a reason to call true victims liars are just grasping at straws. I could understand if it was something common, but it truly isn't, and people weaponize it against actual victims like it is. :/
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Sharper was the GHB toxicologist
You are brave and cherished! Thank you for sharing!!
"An idle mind is the devil's workshop, and idle hands, the devil's plaything." A truly solid quote.
I love that quote. Always keep your mind occupied! 💯
sd lm You'd think they would have something to do with all that money.
@sd lm Thats what Amerikka teaches. CONSUMERISM
Bleah, no. Only psychotic and sociopathic people need to be kept occupied to keep from doing evil acts.
@lloydg9383 I think this saying isn’t only about evil acts like this, but also about getting into mischief. At least that’s how I grew up hearing it 🤷🏾♂️ to do something constructive and not hang out around the blocks doing nothing. Where I’m from, that’s how a lot of young boys and men get dragged into gangs and very bad company.
I know one of the women Sharper drugged and assaulted. She filed charges on September 23rd, 2013. She's actually someone I grew up with as she's my cousin. What he did changed her life and way of thinking of things. In court, he looked at her and said "I'm not a monster" after she called him one. Luckily, she's married and moved on from what he did as best she could, but it still haunts her. That man should never see the outside of a.prison.
Man it blows my mind that this POS is expected to be free in five mere years. The guy is a SERIAL RAPIST, ffs. He should be in for life.
Glad she’s doing good and I’m sorry for what happened to her❤
Darren sharper was one of my favorite safeties of all time. And I remember when the news came out I couldn't wrap my mind around why He would subject himself to this kind of behavior. Even till this day given his upbringing and the kind of person that we all believed he was NOBODY could've seen this coming.
I'm absolutely devastated for the women who were affected by his monstrous actions. This reminds me of the television show Dexter... It appears no matter how much one tries to shelter their true nature... Their "Dark Passenger' can get the best of them.
Just a very sad & unfortunate fall from grace.
Great video brother
Great Job Bro. I don't want to blame this crap on CTE cuz he could've easily been doing it during his playing days he just had more time once he retired
I think Darren literally became a victim of his own financial/societal/sexual largesse. Jaw dropping incredibly beautiful women became so easy that he morphed into dark narcissism. No excuse of course but this oftentimes happens with the filthy rich people.
@@gregj831 not really… head injuries are magnitudes of severity worse than what basically all people realize.
Indeed the "Dark Passenger" gets the best of men whose hearts aren't pure
He definitely Hall of Fame.
He didn’t just become this way at 38. He was this way his whole life.
Except that most people said he was an upstanding citizen with good character. Since there is zero proof that he was that way his whole life and plently of people vouching that he was a good guy, you can't make an absolutist statement like that. Yea, maybe the odds are that he was this way and wore a mask for the first 38 years of his life and fooled everyone...but you can't say that with certainty when the only "evidence" is to the contrary.
@@extragoogleaccount6061 You can have your opinion, which is a naive one, but to each their own.
He may not have this way his whole life, but there is no denying that it wasn’t in his mind his entire life. Like a dark fantasy.
@@daryllndemmayah4874 I can get onboard with that. But deviance doesn’t just pop into someone’s head at 38. It’s always been there
@@Matter-of-Fax yep
Having met Darren and his Brother Jamie, it still blows my mind that Darren was such a monster. I never got that vibe from him, which still sickens me to this day
Ted Bundy seemed really charming and nice on the outside. It is their m.o. Some people are really good at charming people with their bullshit. Hell, look at politicians.
A predator is always someone who you least expect
Unfortunately there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is.
-Carl Jung
@@shrapnel77 Great point
1 Cor. 2:11 - "For what person perceives (knows and understands) what passes through a man’s thoughts except the man’s own spirit within him? Just so no one discerns (comes to know and comprehend) the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God."
Pretty sad story he has, flemlo you’re work has improved immensely since I started watching your channel respect the grind bro keep it up
For real, I only knew him as “the most hardest hitting safety in the league” before watching this video
"allegedly"
Your right, he was the best when he started, but now, just dam bro
I agree. Watch for misspellings. (“Novemeber ” vs. November at -9:00)
@@Mohawks_and_Tomahawks not allegedly he's convicted
I honestly feel for his daughter. I don’t know how she’ll ever be able to reconcile every thing her father has done. Your love for a parent is a hard thing to get past but in a case like this I don’t know how she’s going to deal with this going forward. I feel for her.
She can never trust herself around him for that underlying fear that he might do it to her.
This is what boggles my mind about predators like Sharper: he has a daughter! Yet he had no problem doing these despicable things to someone else’s daughter! He shamed his daughter, his parents and his family. Sad indeed.
@@tmwilliams54 men have an extraordinary ability to compartmentalize.
@@Bitter_Truth_Show
Not just men. Humans in general. Some are just better than others.
She has nothing to fear from him. Most serial (killers, rapist, etc....) don't treat their families in the same manner. In fact that compartment thing comes heavily into play
@@simonhowell4486 This is a very general statement but I feel like men and women tend to compartmentalize different things.
The sad part about many of these stories; the NFL supplies enough content for you to cover nothing but crime in the NFL. Salute to your work
The same can be said about literally any profession. It's only magnified in this case because of his popularity and how fiercely football players are revered and loved by fanbases.
He's a storyteller and really good at it he could cover almost any subject and be successful the n.f.l needs to help former players
What a dark,dark,twisted soul underneath the handsome, charming articulate exterior. Prayers for healing to his victims known and unknown. Great job on such a very sensitive topic.
Whenever a dude compliments a famous woman in a TH-cam reply, and he says she is pretty, there is an angry upper-middle class Karen from Colorado (with a two-year-old son named Brooklyn Cody Vanderhorn) who gets her panties in a bunch. "What do her looks have to do with anything?! She's a talented artist, you disgusting man pig!" She claims it is OK for women to say a famous man or woman is attractive because women aren't rapists or sexists. Karen's a joke. She likes to lump every guy into that same category (except for Brad Pitt and Zac Efron, they're special). Karen's husband is an intelligent and handsome man with a great personality, but Karen's a cold fish and no amount of red wine is going to make her a good companion. I feel sorry that man. Wait, what was the question. This reply is not going against Lyn, she just gave me a springboard. I'm sure she's a lovely lady.
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Well said. Awful stuff
he was not handsome at all. If he was he wouldnt have had to drug women to sexually assault them
With two daughters of my own, this story hits differently. Knowing that I played football and the type of attention it can give you. He took full advantage what was given to him in the wrong way and won't be forgiven. Well done Flemlo.
Definitely won’t be forgiving, women and children off limits!
@@91111ful Men are ok tho?
@@strtupj882 yessir, if a man violate he get dealt with.
You don't know the circumstances, so don't be to quick to judge, by the way I have two grown daughters and three grandkids, know the facts first before making a comment about someone that you don't know!
Facts @@91111ful
I’m someone who followed his whole career. I’m from the same city as him and played football as well. I say that to say I looked up this guy when I growing up. My son currently goes to the same high school he went. What a way to disappoint all of the people who looked up to you. I was one of those kids who saw him make it out and that inspired me. Who knew he would turn out to be a low life creep
Everyone has some low life creep inside them. Head injuries could have factored into his decision making.
I’m glad someone finally covered this dude. He kinda fell through the cracks from a media coverage angle when all this went down with him. I remember seeing a story here and there, but no one really got into how horrible his crimes were and everything that he was accused of. I don’t know how either, because he was a pretty well known player. I think he even worked at the NFL Network when this all went down.
He was very good on the NFL Network, fired his ass, now Nate Burleson's got the job, has his own morning NFL network show, and on CBS, all would've been Sharper's.
It’s bc he’s black
Yeah about four or five months ago the thought came through my head I wonder what's going on with the Darren sharper thing so I started searching TH-cam to try and find a special talking about how horrible his crimes were and there wasn't hardly anything said about it until I saw this video
I think the media coverage wasn’t as big because it was an open and shut case for the most part.
That's exactly why you didn't hear much. NFL don't want bad press so they cover up anything involving them even something like this they want to keep it under wraps.
This is hands down one of your best videos. This entire situation was bizarre, disturbing, and sad for all the victims involved. Who knows how many victims he had prior to the ones coming forward. Just tragic
This is sad, being a victim of assault myself my mom always talked to me about being safe .never allow anyone to bring you a drink that you did not witness them pour or open yourself and never leave your drink sitting anywhere take it with you,please be safe out here 🙏 ❤
Born and raised in Baton Rouge, still live here. When I say this story rocked Louisiana, it was like a category 5 hurricane. Bro was a legend and then this came out and it’s like damn dude.
Slidell raised here and you aren't lying.. rocked us like a Tyson hook..
I’m from Mississippi and have friends and family down in NO and Baton Rouge. When I found out, I was floored like WHAT?!? I was at loss for words.
Sure did I’m from New Orleans we were so broken
Same here I didn't want to believe it Gardere Lane
Thank you for keeping it so real on everything… my condolences to any women/men who have gone through SA & men who are falsely accused of such a horrendous crime. There needs to be more TH-camrs like you.. but I don’t think anyone will ever compare .. happy new year!
U got a Snapchat Leah?
@@xx2flow2xxgaming74 u tryna spit game 😂🤣🤣🤣
@@xx2flow2xxgaming74 on a video like this? dude you are so sad
Lmfaoooo totally uncalled for
Thanks for acknowledging the men who were assaulted. And It's horrible people go through such a thing, if you are the type of person that wants to force someone to have sex with you you need to be sentenced to life
Taking into account of the multiple charges in 5 states it is amazing that he only received 18 year sentence.
He took a plea
@@coreyferguson1341yea but that’s still a helluva of a deal that still comes to 2 years a victim they could have hit him with a plea bargain of 35 years and he probably would have took it cuz he was guilty and trial would have carried a very long time
Ah yes, because a rich dude getting the bare minimum punishment after being found guilty is umheard of. The US judicial system is known worldwide as paragon of true justice, and this is the first and only time money has ever swayed the verdict 😂 truly amazing 🤦
He made the all pro team as a 35 year old safety. As a saints fan I became a big fan of his. It's a shame he lost his way and went down an evil path
I know people say it too much and blame anything on it, but I wonder if he has CTE after 14 years as an NFL safety. The way he went off the rails so quickly and basically did this over a year and a half. And that he kept doing it after knowing he was investigated, it seems like he almost had a compulsion and was completely out of control.
He didn’t lose way his, he probably always this way you just didn’t know it
Darren sharper hardest hitten safety in the league
@@extragoogleaccount6061 could be. It affects the frontal lobe of the brain which is the part decision making, impulse control, and foresight are controlled. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a correlation. I don't think CTE can make someone a bad person but it can affect their judgement and impulse control
Put the team on my back!! With a broken leg.
Bro! Flemlo should have a 30 minutes slot on ESPN bringing these type of videos weekly to cable! His videos have always been so good!
You think feminine ass espn gonna have this on TV in 2022? Lol. No.
They won’t even say the word rape. I mean I guess but the wording would be damn near annoying by the end of it.
@Andre Samuels Same thing with NFL Network. I recently had a chance to watch it for the 1st time in almost 10yrs. and they now have like 2 chicks and a guy hosting most of the programs. Wtf is that? Just like that Chinese chick on Espn.. Ain’t nobody want to see her annoying arse on TV. Get her outta here! They ruined sports TV.
@@Samuelfish2k 🤣 facts! ESPN WONT Ever do this type of crap! They sweep things under the rug and never mention it like it never happened rather then bring awareness!
This guy is WAYYYYYYY 2 good for ESPNN.
ESPN is a dying channel
Sir, this is the absolute best telling of a story about a human that a human could possibly tell. You explored every.single.aspect of his life and you revealed information that is not in the immediate public arena. Great job, Sir!!!
It was a head scratcher when this broke. Dude was rich, famous, good looking, and suave with ladies. So this seems to be about POWER and CONTROL. Was the POS factor always there or did it develop? Doesn't really matter because it came out in full bloom. Hopefully his victims (revealed and hidden) have found peace and recovery.
Yeah when I heard this one I was thinking he can get wayyy more females than the average male so what is he forcing it for
@@db314 That's why they say r**e is not about sex, but about power.
It got him off, simple as that. Majority of offenders have gf/wives, or are "popular with women ". Same with Kellon Winslow Jr. Dude could have almost any hot chicc, but out here assaultin old ww
What does it profit it a man to gain the world and lose his soul
@@216standonit4 word, perfect example
Props for taking on a tough story and laying it fair and even handed maner.
Peace out.
Flemlo is truly talented
You did an excellent job presenting an incredibly disturbing story with honesty & compassion for those negatively affected. Props to you for not dancing around this subject and for choosing to do this story in the first place. We will sometimes never know what goes on in a person's mind to think that doing these things is acceptable
I love how Flem always takes a viewpoint from every angle, supported by facts, and separates fact from opinion.. True journalism.
For real, he’s a super intelligent dude. They way he criticized the way police handleds cases like this was perfect
Completely. Flem is a real sports reporter. Espn or fox should hire him. Oh wait, they want bs artists like stephen smith. Anyway flem, you picked up a new subscriber.
Yeah he’s definitely not what they’re going for these days.
Darren Sharper was an absolute baller. One of the most underrated defensive players of the past 30 years. I had no idea that he’s locked up
Me either! I jist remember him having a great year that ended up being the bounty gate scandal then i stopped hearing about him. Totally fell thru the cracks. Thanks to the creator of this video for shedding light. Super thorough and well narrated. I would have listened if this was 2 hours long.
I never knew anything about the story shocking 🤬🤬
Fax, he was one of da hardest hittin safeties in da leeeeeeague
The sad thing about this story is that it is about power and control over another person. It is a shame that he has a daughter that will be traumatized by the fact that her father has committed these crimes. I agree with you that you cannot always blame CTE because that can cause a person to dementia like symptoms or depression which are two totally different issues. If he were to get out of prison he should not be allowed to be around situations that will trigger him to do the same thing .
Let's hope karma doesn't do a full circle on his child
Damn man ngl thought you was never gonna cover this guy. He was a monster on the field. But hearing what he did damn man killed all the respect. Still don't like talking about him at all
Hell yeah, he was a legit hall of famer on the field
Unfortunately the Monsters on the field are sometimes Monsters off the field as well
Me too and I'm a die hard Saints fan but dude is a sicko
Yeah this made me sick to my stomach. You have to be pure evil to do this sort of thing. He’s rich and good looking, he could get women without having to drug any of them or take advantage of them.. but he chose to do that instead.. to me, that just proves his evilness.
Crazy how you can be rooting for someone and really don’t truly know them
Thank you for covering this story! ❤️ there are so many victims who don't speak up because of the stigma 🥺
I cannot say enough good about how well you tell this story: well-research and presented on, indeed, above, a 60 Minutes level. Great job, Sir!!!
Love the correction “it doesn’t mean everything” that’s fantastic! I’m stealing that! 10 years teaching, 12 years coaching…. Never heard it! F’n love it!!!
As a Saints fan, it was so heartbreaking when we heard this. That SuperBowl team was so awesome and all the stuff they did off the field made them feel like family. Stuff just sucks man, hopefully the women found peace and weren’t traumatized.
Packer fan here and same.
Saints fan here agree
It's like having a second asterisk in our trophy.
Whodat ,another tarnish on our SB WIN
He had his best season with the saints
I accidentally found you and I am so happy that I did Young Man!! You tell a great story and you show great empathy. You've got a new follower here I agree, he didn't just start doing this, he's been doing this. Peace and love to all 💛
Flemlo, I just want to say thank you so much man.
4 years ago you got me started on reading by talking about the Audible. I was fresh out of college & honestly hated reading. Your recommendation gave me courage to go back into it for fun, and now I love reading and I have learned so much.
I’m 25 & I run a business with employees under me now. I use lessons you talk about like empathy with them & with all of my clients now.
Thank you so much, keep creating ❤️
Huudayum bro!
I appreciate how you edited this video! Sometime, as it happens with ESPN and the other big media companies, most of the piece glorifies the person's accomplishments and then at the end, and small part of the piece, they dwell on their transgressions. I think for them there's dissonance between the person they're talking about, what they're being accused of, and how their actions hurt their victims, those Media companies when presenting the athlete almost want to erase his transgression by glorifying his 'past career and his life' in most of the piece they're presenting and denigrating his transgression as a footnote at the end of the piece. When you say you're an advocate for women's safety, I believe it because your actions, how you presented this story, speak a whole lot louder than words.
Sensationalizing criminals smh I hate that shit, they do that when school shooters happen too
Leonard Little, killed a person in a drunk driving incident. No jail time, four game suspension.
I went to school with Darren from elementary to high school and I still can't wrap my head around this.
Yeah crazy.
836k subscribers (something like that). Bubba I know we have never met but I am super proud of you. This is how it is supposed to be someone makes incredibly good content should have this many subscribers as opposed to the people that put out garbage and have millions. Your s*** is top-notch my man keep putting out the good stuff I've always loved your channel!!!!
He's a smart and articulate dude, too!
Your work here was thoughtful, carefully phrased and intelligently thought through. I have come to expect no less of you, as you have demonstrated a superior capacity to provide an evenhanded, balanced presentation of the facts to help me to understand all aspects of the issue. Thank you for your fine work...
If rehabilitation does NOT work for him, he won't leave witnesses if he does it again.
Flemlo props for this, tremendous depth in the things you cover! You've always been good but lately you've taken it to another level!
as a huge saints fan, this shit broke my heart cause I loved Darren Sharper…but that shit is inexcusable
Will Smith was even sadder…
And lets not forget about Steve Gleason.
all those hits...CTE...the man could have had normal sex with all those girls with the status he had...
Mr. Flemlo, I am always impressed by how good your videos are and how much work you put into them. You also take so much time to probe the humanity of the people involved and you display so much empathy which is lacking so much in this world. Thank you, sir. Keep making them, and lord knows, we will keep enthusiastically watching them. Thanks.
This will definitely have to rake up there as one of those most bizarre off the field criminal cases from a former and even active NFL player. You just feel for all the victims who crossed this man’s path smh
Kellen Winslow Jr comes to mind dude was messed up
@Rafael Felan
Aaron Hernandez....might have been the worst
Dude theres so many stories like this or crazier in the nfl
I hate that CTE is blamed a lot on retired NFL players when they do crazy shit. Why sometimes they can't just be a terrible person?
Agreed because In this situation I just don't believe it had anything to do with CTE this man had deep rooted issues. Some folks have a darkness they hiding.
I don’t think CTE is the root cause but I think its a contributing factor (like his clear lack of impulse control).
Not when it’s calculated
I'm a two time rape survivor and I always ALWAYS have said and will continue to say crimes of sexual matter against anyone kids, men, women, are the only crimes there is NEVER any justification for, sex is not a crime that is needed you can justify some murders, robberies, addiction, etc., literally anything else, but sex is just a selfish unnecessary action. Thank you for covering this topic so tactfully love your content man please keep up the good work!
True I agree. I can forgive alot of things but I can't forgive sexual predators.. there's no decent legitimate reason for it.
@@Matt-yj1lz EXACTLY!!! Well said my friend, I certainly hope you haven't suffered through that torment as well, if so you aren't alone and you're a powerful survivor and you wear that armor proudly! Sending you big hugs either way!🤗🤗🤗🤗
@@chuckdontjudge I had a pretty strange situation going on as a child because it was with a female family member. I haven't spoken to her since I understood what she was having me do. I've never actually told anyone before.. thank you.
@@Matt-yj1lz No thank YOU for being so brave to share it in the first place! It's so courageous to do and shouldn't be taken lightly. I hope that taking this first big step brings you closer to peace and closure my friend, sending you big hugs 🤗🤗🤗
Darren Sharper was one of my favorite players growing up. I knew some of what he did but had no idea the full extent of his crimes. Great video as always and hope to see you get to a million subs in the next few months!
What an amazing video, Flemo! Sometimes there are not enough words to really comment except the anger you feel towards him as a man. He's definitely being inducted into the HALL of SHAME 🤬
Dude, you do such a good job with these. I always enjoy them.
ONE OF DA HARDEST HITTING SAFETY IN THE LEAGUE
That don't mean much now dude
@@RicoBurghFan look up Greg Jennings broken leg that’s what I’m referring too
@@daltonjanicki8903 🤣🤣🤣 these kids dont even know
BUT…I put da teammm on my back doooee
He was actually more of a coverage wiz
Damn... being the older brother of someone convicted of manslaughter... I wonder how his older brother Jamie feels about his brother and what he did.
His brother stands by him. It is not like he murdered them to him. Yes is embarrassed by his brother being a psycho. These women are bitches to these guys. The evidence that showed that he was sick is the fact that these women were going to give him ass anyway. Either later that night or the next time out for sure.
Why and how do you think he was picking 2 and 3 women in his company? With probably more that would have joined. Common sense please! He was/is a very handsome man and success with that. He attracts women not woman.
A man that actually it all: look, height, success, money, personality, commands the room, 15 out of 20 women in the room wants him, and drugs them for what he will get, he is a sick man and his true sickness is power will accept rejection, but that rejection is not a rejection. It is I will give it to you next time. But his is, you know who I am, I want now!
It's sick that the girls who lie about being raped are not only hurting the guy who's accused but they're also hurting other females who really were raped because nobody believes them. These lying girls should be prosecuted and sent to prison.
Damn bro, I appreciate you covering an extremely tough and sensitive topic like this in this manner and trying to do your best. I think you did it well but I also have never watched anything that made me physically sick to my stomach multiple times. I hope he rots in prison.
He got Federal time, there is no parole in the federal correctional system, just saying.
I felt almost betrayed. Being a born saints fan it felt like he was such a big part of our first super bowl victory. It was such an emotional game for the city of New Orleans. When this came out there was a collective feeling of sadness and betrayal in the city.
What does a person winning a Super Bowl have to do with their character.
I’m sure the rape victims feel bad that you felt betrayed by a football player.
Bro that thing you said about a middle agency between cops & SA victims is honestly one if the best ideas I’ve ever heard. Wish they had that available.
Just when you think it can get worse, Flemlo drops the "It gets even darker."
Remember when this story broke years ago and I was pretty shocked as I never would have expected him to do that. Crazy too because he's a good looking dude, former nfl player, prolly pretty wealthy so it makes no sense why he would do it
I found your channel and now I'm binging on some videos. Subscribed.
Flemlo is such a great study teller I even watch his ads. Great content!
I was a young, athletic, reasonably successful, single man, in WI, around the time he was on the Packers. I went out to meet young women quite often, and I definitely did get to know my share of attractive, interesting young women. Occasionally I would be at a popular night spot, and Darren would be there with the same idea: to meet women. I was not a big fan of Darren even early on, as I thought he wasn't a sure tackler, usually dropping his arms, never wrapping up, also lowering his head, and almost blindly firing his body in the direction of the ball carrier,trying to knock him over, hoping for a big hit, never wrapping up, never following through the tackle (my friends and I called him, "SCUD," as in the SCUD missle, an short/intermediate range missle that was known to be very inaccurate, inconsistent, and seemingly randomly disfunctional). He was just as likely to be in perfect position to intercept as he was to be so out of position he would barely be on the screen (his other nickname was, "almost" as in almost never in good coverage, or almost off the TV screen, or almost made a tackle, or the Packers D is almost good this season). But the other reason we didn't like him was because he was such an arrogant, condescending and insulting, person towards almost everyone, especially waitresses and bartenders. I was also surprised by how intensely certain women hated him, even trying to steer other women away from him (unfortunately many women thought that was jealousy, or so they could steal him for themselves). These women were never specific, they just tried to tell other women to stay away. Once I was dancing with a woman he was talking to on the opposite side of the bar. First, he tried to interrupt and cut in, but I refused. To this he insisted that, "he's already invested in her,"
I told him that all investments can be lost.
He wanted to fight me, with his two friends. I was with five friends, all of us were highly trained in self defense and various forms of combat, I'll leave it at that. We were fine to go outside, but his two friends (bodyguards, we believed). The woman said she was getting tired and asked her friend to take her home. He tried to interject and take her home himself, but her friends pushed him away. Literally, they had to physically push him out of the way. After she left he warned one of my friends to stay out of his way and that it wasn't over. Nothing ever happened after that, he was off the Packers after the next season.
When this story broke my wife was surprised, I wasn't.
Man great job covering this. You do an incredible job sharing these stories. Bravo ma dude!
Great job as always! Thank you for covering this story! With the Upmost Respect to the victims. Praying for complete healing for them all.
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Hell yeah Flemlo! I’m very excited for this video. You are the man. 😎 he was one of my favorite players to watch when I was young and it broke my heart to hear about the horrible things he was doing… he was a hell of a player. Just sucks.
I think you approached this video perfectly man. Really informative and interesting. Your video style is unmatched!
FlemLo it’s really great to see how you & your videos evolved over the years. You always had lots of talent but just like all pros you’ve really honed your craft & you should be proud. This video on Sharper is some of your best work.
I love flemlo for covering stories like this and him explaining how some are afarid to go forward because that's who lie cast doubt on others who are actually assaulted. Respect my guy. Also I love how you say they should have a middle person for this stuff that has a background to see how they react to determine if their mad and it's a lie. You legit described SVU. Not all places have em but they should, my friend was taken advantage of and assaulted and our small town police station did nothing. 4 years later 7 more accusations again the same guy. The state police finally got involved and that's what it took for them to get him. When he was arrested in total 11 women came forward they believed their was more but small town means rumors travel and we all believe they were afarid too cause of the rumors going on about the 11 who did come forward
Dude I’ve been watching your videos for a couple years and you’ve improved so much. You were already good now it’s just poetic the way you cruise through a video.
Literally can't express how much you mean to the football community and the youtube community bro. This was such a great breakdown of the entire story. You just keep getting better.
One of FlemLo’s deepest heart felt documentaries to date. Damn bro! This video is off the charts good. Keep up the good work. Peace
I had a friend , who was very popular and was very accomplished and worked for the Federal Government . And we got pretty hammered at which time 4 girls joined us , 3 of them went too another party and left their friend and asked us to make sure she got home. She needed to go to the bathroom and they were going to take her . I overheard my friend say to his buddy we will really take care of her Laughing . I stepped in and said OH Heck NO. i HAVE 4 Sisters and that was not going to happen with me there. I took her home and told her Parents what almost happened . Police came and did an investigation , it took 1 year and half, they really couldn't get him for much for our case but they got him and his Buddy for drugging giving minors alcohol and some other BS charge. He got 3 months and his buddy got 1 month . He did lose his Federal Job. The young lady and I are still friends too this very day 27 yrs later. We talk weekly and know everything about each other . She is the Godmother to my Son and I am the Godfather to her youngest Daughter.
Thanks for this one Flemlo, I didn’t realize just the extent of a monster he really was. He’ll get what’s coming to him in this life or the next. Whenever a man does something like this it makes the rest of us look bad by association. We’re better than this guys, and we need to be better going forward.
your videos, whether it be uplifting/inspiring or touching on darker topics like this one, about the sport we all love never fail to both entertain me and teaching me something about life itself. keep it up bro 👍
I appreciate the work you put in your videos.. you give a level headed opinion about the sad cases in these stories... wish you much success
This story is like... Wow!! That part with the cop turning a blind eye because he knew what was going on. This is a very sad story. I feel so sorry for these ladies that were raped by this creep🤬 Some people get turned on by having relations with unconscious people. Terrible. Thanks for the upload FlemLo.
This guy sounds like Luster that The Dog caught in Mex. The cops went to Jeffery house an a 14 year old was bleeding n the cops well it's just a gay relationship, the 14 year old was killed 2 min after the cops left.
You nailed that on the head with the unconscious quote. I don't know what it is, but I commented about how I'm a mental health counselor and I have had multiple clients now describe an urge to basically have sex with a female in a much more physical way then any conscious person would be ok with and that's the only true way I can analyze what they're saying, and yeah while I'm obviously disgusted by it, I have to sit and listen, and it seriously seems like an uncontrollable urge to have oral or actual sex with another person in a much more violent way then any conscious person would ever accept. God bless the families affected by this and, it's a very hard topic to speak on, but I just wanted to share my thoughts because I kinda know he's had this issue longer then anyone knows and it isn't cte and there is no excuse. It's solely him being a creep and wanting to use a womans body as his personal sex doll and likely do things to her that, ugh, just you get the point I can't even continue. You get it. Disgusting.
@@zparkyy1800 most rapists don't get off on the sexual acts themselves but more off the power they feel when doing it. They are so sick in the head they want that power grab
@@boogityhoo7452 I agree. It's a shame how people take advantage of someone.
@@zparkyy1800 The human being is the second most dangerous critter on the earth.
I'm from Baltimore and his brother Jamie Sharper was a beast 💪🏾 and won a ring with the Ravens when we had the best defense ever in 2001 led by Ray Lewis
Not even the best anti scoring defense ever lol
It’s gotta be a power/control thing. Met him once at a club I went to to visit friends. He and I were chopping it up at the bar (he even offered to buy me a drink haha) and the whole time these two SUPERMODEL level women a couple seats away were literally throwing themselves at him and he didnt even turn around to acknowledge them so when this broke it was real surprising.
Well done on the story.. My husband him at a bar in New Orleans maybe ten years ago. Asked for a pic and he said he’d do it later. My hubby walked away thinking he’d never see him again. Came back half hour later and sought my husband out to take picture. Sounded like such a good man til we heard about this. Disturbing story about him..
He met a stranger he didn't know how nice or not nice he was.
Great job! Speaking as a survivor of sexual assault you really did a good job of not letting him off the hook for what he did but at the same time being as fair to him as you could be. IMHO
victim yeah, survivor isn't appropriate
@@juggmkj shows your ignorance
You just got a new sub here…hate football, but I love any kind of 🍵 though. 😊 Great job on this!
I thought this shit was a mistake when I first heard about it. I used to be a massive Darren Sharper fan. He did such an amazing job fooling everyone into thinking he was a Saint. Pun intended. Thanks for your content FlemLo, we appreciate the fuck out of you.
Thank You For Posting This. I Was Violated During Bayou Classic Weekend I Was Intoxicated And Trusted The Wrong Person Woke Up With Flashes Of What Happened. I Never Reported But Felt Guilty Because I Drank. It Took Me A Long Time To Heal But I Did. Thank You
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Sorry you went through that... but glad you're healed. 🙏🏾
Sincerest apologies that happened to you. But appreciate you sharing your story 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I’m so sorry that happened to you. I’m happy that you’re okay love ❤️❤️❤️
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Well done bro. Always appreciate your neutrality and your moral approach towards these awful situations. Continue the awesome content bro.
You're a badass Flemlo--plain and simple....eager to see what the future holds for such a promising talent.
Damn shame someone that good looking could commit such heinous acts
I think you should do a video on Darryl Stingley... A promising WR whose career was ended in a unfortunate on the field accident that shattered vertebrae in the top of his spine and left him a quadriplegic.
That was a tragic story. I was coached by his brother Wayne Stingley in 1978 so this is close to my heart.
He played before I was even alive but as a lifelong Patriots fan I am very familiar with his story and have always hated The Raiders because of it.
@@jasonwolfe3252 Don't worry, i'm a lifelong Raiders fan and we hate you too. Tatum hit that man like he hit everyone else. The Steelers could have easily killed or crippled someone too in those days. Everyone was hitting hard af back then. Hating the Raiders because of one freak accident way before you were born is dumb as it gets. I'm betting you haven't watched much film from those days.
@@maplebear6527 you probably don't know the history. It wasn't so much the hit. It was legal at that time. Iit was Tatum's actions after crippling Stingley. I have never heard of a player not only showing no remorse for hurting a fellow player but trying to capitalize on it by coming out with that stupid Hitman book and even signing his autograph on photos of Stingley being carted off the field. Tatum was a p.o.s.
@@maplebear6527 BTW I was a Madden fan. He was a class act. He never left Stingley side while he was in the hospital fighting to his life. He also paid his hospital bills. But the rest of those 70s Raiders were degenerates, druggies and losers.
Just a random comment, but whenever my baby daughter starts crying uncontrollably I put on a FlemLo video and she chills out to his voice every time.
Nice.
It's unfortunate that you had to talk about this, but it's incredibly important. You clearly did a lot of research and tried to look at everything from all angles. I am praying that the victims find healing and can move past this darkness. As a Saints fan, when you hear about Bounty Gate and then this literally a year or two after, it makes you absolutely sick to your stomach. Thank you for looking into this and giving your structured insight on this. These are important discussions we should be having to become better as a society in the future.
Man considering this guys dedication to his crimes and the fact that once he knew he was being investigated, he crossed state lines and increased this terrible activity (even on consecutive days in some cases with multiple victims)…… it just makes me wonder how he only got 18 years with a likelihood for serving just half that. As Flem says many times, he was almost 40 and you have to be a deep thinker to play football that long and be great. He knew what he was doing and does not regret it. I’m not one to stand on that matter too often but the evidence seemed pretty clear, but ONLY 18 years MAXIMUM. He had almost 18 victims it seemed like!
Yup, to many of our public officials are active in the same crap for this crime to get the proper punishment
Agreed!!! The justices system is rigid, if you have money you can get a lesser sentence or get off with a slap on the wrist. One of the HUGEST problems with the USA is that they VALUE MONEY TOO MUCH. Also they promote people & stories like Pablo Escobar who should be looked down on & shouldn’t have a series on Netflix. He should be look at in the same boot as Hitler as well
*looked *boat
@@brucewallagainsttheodds1740 Ghislaine Maxwell is the perfect example of that. I feel like she's gonna get a sentence not fitting of her crimes because she's affluent and who her family is. Smfh
I doubt he only had 18 and just started raping in his late 30s / early 40s
It is critical to remember that people don’t just groom their victims, they also groom the people around them. It’s super common to hear about predators as being nice people and you would’ve never known to all of their friends. There is a reason for that. Thank you for this really nuanced video.
This dude is sick
It be the ones who give the best advice that don't ever practice what they preach or take their own advice!
True... But it could be said either way
As a saints fan what he did broke my heart man, i played safety my whole life and he was my favorite player hands down...smh sad man
When I was growing up in the 60's the saying went like this, " Idle hands are the devils work".
You did an excellent job telling the story along with objective opinions.
Never let the left hand know what the right hand is doing
This dude was a beast on the field and a pretty good analyst..couldn’t believe this story when it first broke yrs ago..but I appreciate you giving the backstory on this one..keep going strong FlemLo 💯
My old boss played with him Mike Tomlin and Sean McDermott. Dan Quinn was one of the assistants at the time as well. Said he never would have thought anything like this. He was a good dude.
A very good dude indeed. It doesn't make any sense at all. The only plausible explanation is CTE. I looked up to him growing up being that I lived about 10 minutes down the road. The guy probably had never even jay walked in 30 something years then all of a sudden he decides to live a life of crime in retirement.
I agree. Football players seem to behave in oddest manners. Kellen Winslow evolved in a similar way. It has to make you wonder...
I’m so glad you covered this and went over that beginning, cause so many people will say “oh but so and so is etc etc there’s no way” it creates this facade for abusers it’s so dangerous, and the bs of “I don’t know why I took this path”
I feel like he was on this path just not as bold
Whats crazy is that one of his accomplices was actually a COP. How did that go unreported?
Lol go figure
I knew Darren at William & Mary and there were never any warnings that he was sketchy. He was one of the hardest hitting defensive players of his time. I am wondering how much CTE played a part of his change in behavior. It fits the pattern of an escalated spiral. No excuse for his actions but maybe it explains it.
Finally someone brings up the elephant in the room. CTE has to have something to do with it.
Me too. Darren and I were real tight at William and Mary
Nah
Just quit trying to blame everything on CTE...the guy knew full well what he was doing and that it was morally wrong but did it anyways.
@@ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind I'm not trying to absolve Darren Sharper of his wrongs first off, however the writing is on the wall. This fits perfectly with the pattern of behavior that people who have suffered from CTE. I think we really have to have serious research, investigation, and discussion about if CTE is playing a part in these incidences, how much of a part, and what we can do to prevent another Darren Sharper that's all. I concede the point that we have no idea and he very well could have been this person long before football however its dangerously foolish to just write off the possibility that CTE could have played a part in this.
1st I want tell you what a good job you did with this story. You really know how to make these sports heros that many may worship like demigods look and feel HUMAN, just like the rest of us mere mortals and I appreciate that. Although most of your stories serve to lift and inspire, this was a cautionary tale for sure.
Full disclosure: I'm a former criminal investigator that specialized in violent crimes and homicide investigations. So as we wrap our heads around what makes a man as (ALPHA MALE) as Darren become a serial rapist; it's important to understand that although a sexual act, rape is NEVER about sex. Even the most common form (date/acquaintance rape) is about POWER and exercising that power over another by taking the one thing we all use to assert our independence as individuals; our sexuality and who to share that with in whatever why we choose. Once that's taken from you, you feel less equal as a human regardless of what other social factors may be at play.
I said all that to say this; its highly probable that Darren Sharper will re-offend. Due to his method of operation. In fact if he doesn't live a life of accountability he will elevate his method as to avoid capture for an even longer period with even more dire consequences for the victims. I hope to be wrong about this but my experience tells me otherwise.
I remember when my girlfriend at the time told me about him in 2014 and my reaction was crazy. For a long time, he had been the reason I wanted to play football. He was in the same class as Polamalu, Dawkins, Reed, Woodson, Lynch, etc. Great football player. NOT A GREAT PERSON FOR WHAT HE DID.
I just read the safety's you listed and how lucky were we to have been able to watch those guys in their prime I mean I look at the safety say the past 5yrs I don't know that I could put anybody in that class honestly Kam chancellor before he retired possibly
@@THATDAMSPORTSHOW earl thomas. derwin and Minkah could be on that level
The crazy part was he was rich, good looking, good espn job and was loved by the ladies. I just could never imagine a dude in his position to do that monsterous shit