Getty Former Denver Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe. While former Denver Broncos tight end and Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe’s legal woes might be behind him, the media career he put on pause might not be there for him when he tries to go back to it. Sharpe stepped away from ESPN after he was accused of sexual assault and battery in a lawsuit in Nevada civil court in April, with the intention of coming back in the NFL preseason, but it’s not clear if he’ll be back at the Worldwide