A federal judge has rejected an attempt by former NFL star Darren Sharper to overturn his 2016 plea deal and 18-year prison sentence for drugging and raping at least nine women in four states.

Sharper, who retired in 2011 after a 14-year career and a Super Bowl win with the New Orleans Saints, filed a 50-page motion last summer arguing that his attorneys didn’t adequately advise him during complex plea deal negotiations, the Advocate reports.

The deal was originally designed for Sharper, 43, to receive a nine-year prison sentence in exchange for pleading guilty or no contest to allegations of drugging or raping women in federal court in New Orleans, as well as state courts in Louisiana, Arizona, California and Nevada.

But Judge Jane Triche Milazzo rejected the suggested prison term, saying it was too lenient. She later sentenced the disgraced NFL safety to 18 years behind bars.

Milazzo denied Sharper’s claim in a motion made public on Wednesday, saying the former NFL Network analyst was trying to “avoid the harsh consequences of his actions” and had high-powered, well-respected defense attorneys assisting him throughout the case.

Sharper also declined several chances to scrap the plea deal and head to trial, saying multiple times in court that he understood the ramifications, the Advocate reports.

“The record shows that Sharper knew the terms of his plea agreement and that his attorneys worked closely with him in counseling him through the case,” Milazzo wrote.

Sharper, a five-time Pro Bowler who played for Green Bay, Minnesota and New Orleans, was arrested in Los Angeles in 2014 after women in several cities told police that they were sexually abused after blacking out while drinking with him.

Sharper, who earned roughly $26 million in pre-tax salary during his career, is now worth about $8 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. He’s currently locked up in Otisville, New York, and is scheduled to be released in early 2030.

With Post wires