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Found December 27, 2011 on Pro Football Talk:
PLAYERS: Darren Sharper,  Drew Brees,  Brett Favre
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints,  Minnesota Vikings

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Having played safety for 14 years with the Packers, Vikings and Saints, Darren Sharper has been a teammate and an opponent of both Drew Brees and Brett Favre. Of the two, Sharper says Brees is the one he’d trust more to win a game. Asked on SportsCenter today which one he’d rather have on his…
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