( CNN ) -- Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been fired by the NFL Network , the channel 's vice president of communications told CNN . Sharper had been suspended without pay after being accused of rape . He turned himself in to police in Los Angeles on Thursday . Sharper is wanted in New Orleans in connection with the alleged rapes of two women . The Orleans Parish district attorney 's office in Louisiana said Sharper , 38 , and Erik Nunez , 26 , each face two counts of aggravated rape . If convicted , the two men face a possible sentence of life in prison without parole . The New Orleans charges are in addition to charges Sharper already faces in California .
The NFL Network has terminated its contact with Sharper . Sharper turned himself in to police amid fresh rape charges . The former NFL star faces two counts of aggravated rape in New Orleans .