Shannon Sharpe — one of the most famous faces from the NFL and on sports television — made headlines after a video of him made the rounds on social media on Wednesday, September 11. Internet users couldn’t believe what they were hearing during Shannon’s Instagram Live. So, what happened in the live video?
Shannon is former football tight end and ESPN personality. He played 14 seasons in the NFL — almost all of them with the Denver Broncos. After retiring from the league, Shannon became known as one of the greatest tight ends of all time, earning his spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
In 2003, Shannon retired from professional football to work as a sports analyst and commentator for CBS. After that, he was hired by ESPN and has also hosted his own podcasts, including “Club Shay Shay” and “Nightcap.” On social media, the Chicago native became known for his commentary on sports.
On September 11, Shannon unknowingly shared an Instagram Live video, which was audio of him having sex with an unidentified woman. The TV personality initially claimed in a since-deleted tweet that his Instagram account had been hacked. However, he came clean about the contents of the video during a recent episode of his podcast “Nightcap.”
While recalling what happened when the Live went up, Shannon said he “threw [his] phone on the bed, engaged in an activity” but “did not know [Instagram was live].”
“I’ve never turned IG live on, so I don’t know how it works, and all of sudden, my other phone started going off,” he explained.
Throughout the podcast episode, Shannon opened up about how humiliated he felt that the private moment was heard by thousands.
