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Former Denver Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe joined CBS Sports as a studio analyst for the CBS Television Network's NFL pre-game show, THE NFL TODAY, in May 2004.

Sharpe, whose career spanned 14 years with the Broncos (12 seasons) and the Baltimore Ravens (2 seasons), is the NFL's all-time leader in receptions (815) and yards (10,060) by a tight end eclipsing Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome during the 2001 season. He also is the NFL's all-time leader in touchdowns (62) and 50-catch seasons (11) by a tight end. Sharpe was voted to eight Pro Bowls (1992-98, 2001), as well as the NFL's All-Decade team for the 1990s (first team). Sharpe is one of only four tight ends in the NFL annals to post more than one 1,000-yard receiving season (1994, 1,010 yards; 1996, 1,062 yards; 1997, 1,107 yards) and one of four to amass 6,000 receiving yards. He produced 19 career 100-yard games and a Denver Broncos franchise-record seven straight 50-catch seasons (1992-98) during which he was selected to seven straight Pro Bowls.

A three-time Super Bowl champion, back-to-back with the Broncos (1997, 1998) and with the Ravens (2000), Sharpe holds the NFL record for most receptions in a post-season contest (13) along with Kellen Winslow (1981) and Thurman Thomas (1989). He also holds the NFL post-season record for longest reception, a 96-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown at Oakland in the 2000 AFC Championship Game (1/14/01). Sharpe played in 12 post-season contests as a Bronco - all starts - and ranks No. 1 in franchise playoff history in receptions (47) and No. 3 in receiving yards (505).

Sharpe entered the NFL in 1990 as the Broncos seventh-round selection (192nd overall) out of Savannah State. He was born June 26, 1968 in Chicago and now resides in Glennville, Ga.