Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Former NFL star Darren Sharper faces two rape charges in Los Angeles , police said Saturday . Sharper , 38 , was arrested Friday afternoon by the Los Angeles Police Department 's sexual assault section of its robbery-homicide unit , according to LAPD spokeswoman Sally Madera . The Miami Beach , Florida , resident has been `` linked to two sexual assaults in west Los Angeles '' that allegedly happened in October 2013 and this month , an LAPD news release said . Madera said the charges concern California Penal Code 261 ( A ) ( 30 ) . The code section involves a rape `` where a person is prevented from resisting by any intoxicating or anesthetic substance , or any controlled substance , and this condition was known , or reasonably should have been known by the accused . '' Sharper was freed from jail after posting a $ 200,000 bond just before midnight Friday , Madera said . He must appear before a judge on February 14 for arraignment , according to county jail records . Sharper also is being investigated for a sexual assault that allegedly happened in New Orleans on September 24 , New Orleans police spokeswoman Remi Braden told CNN on Saturday . `` As with every case alleging sexual assault , information gathered is extremely sensitive and the top priority of the detectives is to protect the person who filed the complaint , '' Braden said . `` Because this is an ongoing criminal investigation , we can not provide additional information at this time . '' Sharper , a defensive back , became an analyst for the NFL Network after injuries forced an end to his 14-year playing career . The network suspended Sharper without pay in the wake of the arrest , a spokesman told CNN on Saturday . Sharper did not immediately respond to CNN requests for comment . Sharper 's pro football career began as a second-round draft choice by the Green Bay Packers in 1997 . After eight seasons with the Packers , including a loss to Denver in Super Bowl XXXII , he moved to the Minnesota Vikings for four years . He signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints in 2009 , which led to a Super Bowl ring that first season . Injuries hampered his second year with the Saints , which led to his retirement in 2011 . Sharper was chosen for the Pro Bowl five times . CNN 's Joe Sutton and Jason Durand contributed to this report .
NEW : NFL Network suspends Sharper without pay from analyst job . Assaults allegedly happened in October 2013 and this month , police say . TL;DR The former Baltimore Ravens running back was suspended indefinitely by the league on Monday after he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of aggravated assault. Sharper was freed from jail after posting $ 200,000 bond Friday .