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Green Bay Packers: Sterling Sharpe Calls Out Organization After Hall of Fame Induction

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Aug 6, 2025 10:04 AM ET

Over the weekend, one of the greatest wrongs in NFL history was righted when former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sterling Sharpe was formerly inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. For over two decades, Packers fans and many of Sharpe’s former teammates were strong advocates that he be voted for induction despite the fact that his career lasted just seven seasons, cut short due to a devastating neck injury.

Indeed, Sharpe’s long overdue induction and recognition as one of the best wide receivers in the game was a joyous moment for him, his family, Packers fans, and the organization.

But after the ceremony, while recording a podcast with his brother, fellow Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe, the former Green Bay great revealed something that he still does not feel quite right about in regard to his former team.

Sterling Sharpe Claims the Green Bay Packers Did Not Call Him After His Neck Surgery

Green Bay Packers: Sterling Sharpe Calls Out Organization After Hall of Fame Induction 1 Dec 24, 1994; Tampa, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Green Bay Packers head coach Mike Holmgren talks to Sterling Sharpe (84) on the sideline against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium. Mandatory Credit: USA TODAY Sports

The elder Sharpe spent all seven seasons of his NFL career with the Packers, making five Pro Bowls and three First Team All-Pro’s. As mentioned, his career ended too early due to a neck injury that required surgery.

But, despite all the love he has received from fans and the Green Bay organization in the years and days leading up to his Hall of Fame induction, Sharpe says he still feels some sort of way about the Packers, claiming that no one, not a coach, not a teammate, not a front office person, called him after his surgery to make sure he was okay:

“I could die on the operating table. Not one person from the Green Bay Packers organization said, ‘Hey, how did your surgery go?’ Not one person from the organization.” – Sterling Sharpe pic.twitter.com/326rq7m8k0

— Club Shay Shay (@ClubShayShay) August 5, 2025

“I could die on the operating table,” Sharpe said. “Not one person from the Green Bay Packers organization said, ‘Hey, how did your surgery go?’ Not one person from the organization.”

He also said that when the Packers called him amid his Hall of Fame induction, he thought “I really do not want to hear from you.”

Sharpe did acknowledge, though, that the people running the Packers now are not the same ones who were in charge when he was playing. Still, he seems to hold a grudge against Green Bay for what he is claiming they did not do.

Receiving & Rushing Table

	Receiving	Rushing	Scrimmage
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%	Y/Tgt	Att	Yds	TD	1D	Succ%	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV	Awards
1988	23	GNB	NFL	WR	16	16	91	55	791	14.4	1	38	51.6	51	3.4	49.4	60.4	8.7	4	-2	0	0	25.0	5	-0.5	-0.1	0.3	59	13.4	789	1	3	5
1989	24	GNB	NFL	WR	16	16	149	90	1423	15.8	12	65	55.7	79	5.6	88.9	60.4	9.6	2	25	0	1	50.0	26	12.5	1.6	0.1	92	15.7	1448	12	1	14	PB,AP-1
1990	25	GNB	NFL	WR	16	16	128	67	1105	16.5	6	50	48.4	76	4.2	69.1	52.3	8.6	2	14	0	1	100.0	10	7.0	0.9	0.1	69	16.2	1119	6	0	9	PB
1991	26	GNB	NFL	WR	16	16	137	69	961	13.9	4	48	49.6	58	4.3	60.1	50.4	7.0	4	4	0	1	50.0	12	1.0	0.3	0.3	73	13.2	965	4	1	9
1992	27	GNB	NFL	WR	16	16	162	108	1461	13.5	13	69	56.2	76	6.8	91.3	66.7	9.0	4	8	0	1	25.0	14	2.0	0.5	0.3	112	13.1	1469	13	2	15	PB,AP-1,AP MVP-4,AP OPoY-4
1993	28	GNB	NFL	WR	16	16	189	112	1274	11.4	11	68	51.3	54	7.0	79.6	59.3	6.7	4	8	0	0	50.0	5	2.0	0.5	0.3	116	11.1	1282	11	1	15	PB,AP-1,AP MVP-8,AP OPoY-5
1994	29	GNB	NFL	WR	16	16	159	94	1119	11.9	18	64	50.3	49	5.9	69.9	59.1	7.0	3	15	0	0	33.3	8	5.0	0.9	0.2	97	11.7	1134	18	1	12	PB
7 Yrs		112	112	1015	595	8134	13.7	65	402	52.0	79	5.3	72.6	58.6	8.0	23	72	0	4	43.5	26	3.1	0.6	0.2	618	13.3	8206	65	9	79
17 Game Avg		17	17	154.1	90.3	1234.6	13.7	9.9	61.0	52.0	79	5.3	72.6	58.6	8.0	3.5	10.9	0.0	0.6	43.5	26	3.1	0.6	0.2	93.8	13.3	1245.6	9.9	1.4	12