Updated: Former NFL Player Darren Sharper Arrested On Suspicion Of Rape

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Former NFL player and five-time pro-bowler, Darren Sharper, was arrested Friday on suspicion of rape. TMZ reports, the 38-year-old is accused of committing two sexual assaults, one in October 2013 and one in January 2014. So far, the identities of the two victims have not been released.

According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept's website, Darren was released on $200,000 bail and charged with a felony.


Update: The NFL Network has suspended Sharper without pay from his current job as an analyst. In a statement issued to PFT/NBC Sports,"Darren has been suspended without pay until further notice, effective immediately." "Regarding the charges, as a matter of policy, we don’t comment on pending legal action."

Darren insists that he is not a rapist and the sexual encounter was consensual (they "hooked up" after meeting at a night club). Sharper claims to only know the identity of one of his accusers. As for the other one woman, he believes she is making the accusation up.