India, April 22 -- Shannon Sharpe's legal team has released alleged text messages between the NFL legend and the woman who has accused him of rape, revealing X-rated missives she sent him before the $50 million lawsuit was filed. The sexually explicit messages include the woman allegedly telling Sharpe that she wants him to "put a dog collar around my neck" and "tie me up and do bad things to me." The former Denver Bronco's defence lawyer also named the plaintiff, who the legal papers identify only as a Jane Doe.

Sharpe's attorney Lanny J. Davis said in a statement, according to the New York Post, that the text messages "clearly indicate the nature of their relationship was consensual and sexual in nature - and, in many cases, initiated ...