Pro Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe is opening up about his cancer diagnosis. The former Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos tight end told his story on FOXâs NFL pregame show on Sunday saying he had prostate cancer in 2016 and is now âcancer-free.â Sharpe said he started getting screened for cancer in 2003 citing his familyâs health history. He credited those screenings for helping him get ahead of the cancer saying, âIt possibly saved my life.â September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.