Montique Sharpe (born March 10, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL draft. Sharpe played college football at Wake Forest.
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | March 10, 1980 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 296 lb (134 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Washington (DC) Dunbar | ||||||
| College: | Wake Forest | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2003 / round: 7 / pick: 230 | ||||||
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Early life
editSharpe attended Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.[2]
College career
editSharped played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons from 1998 to 2002. He was redshirted in 1998.[1] He earned honorable mention All-ACC honors his senior year in 2002.[3]
Professional career
editSharpe was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft.[4] He officially signed with the team on July 21, 2003. He was placed on the Non-football injury list on August 26, 2003. Sharpe played in five games for the Chiefs during the 2003 season, recording four solo tackles and one sack.[2]
Sharpe was allocated to NFL Europe in 2004 and played for the Berlin Thunder during the 2004 NFL Europe season. He appeared in 10 games, starting four, for the Thunder, totaling 10 tackles, one sack, one pass breakup and one blocked kick.[1] The Thunder also won World Bowl XII that season.[5] Sharpe was waived by the Chiefs on September 5, 2004 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 7, 2004. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chiefs on January 17, 2005. He was waived on September 3, 2005.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Montique Sharpe". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Montique Sharpe". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Three Cavaliers Named to First-Team All-ACC Football Team". virginiasports.com. November 25, 2002. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- ^ "2004 Berlin Thunder (NFLE)". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 5, 2024.