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March 1, 2014 / 6:50 PM

Darren Sharper fired by NFL Network

NFL Network fires Darren Sharper as analyst after he turned himself in on rape charges.

New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper warms up before the NFC Divisional Playoff game with the Arizona Cardinals at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on January 16, 2010. The Saints defeated the Cardinals 45-14. UPI /A.J. Sisco

New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper warms up before the NFC Divisional Playoff game with the Arizona Cardinals at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans on January 16, 2010. The Saints defeated the Cardinals 45-14. UPI /A.J. Sisco | License Photo

March 1 (UPI) -- Former NFL player Darren Sharper was fired from his job as an analyst for the NFL Network after he surrendered to Los Angeles police on two counts of aggravated rape.

He had been suspended indefinitely without pay Jan. 18 after he was arrested for drug possession.

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The former New Orleans saint is accused of raping a total of nine women and drugging 11 in five states. He has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Under the terms of his release from jail in Los Angeles on $1 million bail, he was forced to hand over his passport and ordered to stay away from all women.

[New York Daily News]

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