‘It Wasn’t A Prank’: Shannon Sharpe Opens Up About Viral Instagram Sex Tape

Shannon Sharpe has opened up about the viral Instagram sex tape that was seen online. It turns out, his phone wasn't hacked, it was him in the video, and it was all a mistake.

Sharpe's Instagram Live went viral for all of his 3.2 million followers to see--and more. You couldn't see anything in the video but from the sounds (and captions) you know exactly what's going on. Now, Shannon Sharpe is coming clean and taking responsibility for the accident.

Shannon is in the NFL Hall of Fame for his illustrious career as a Tight End for the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens. He's a 3-time Super Bowl Champion and is regarded as one of the best players to ever play the position. Off the field, he's made a name for himself as one of the best sports personalities in the game. Sharpe is always relatable on-screen and comes off as one of your friends, which has helped his popularity grow. Now, he's going viral for something other than a hot take or accidentally calling Stephen A. Smith "Skip." His Instagram Live broadcast him having sex with a woman.

During an emergency episode of his podcast "Nightcap," Shannon came clean to co-host Chad Ochocinco about the incident saying he wasn't hacked it was just a mistake. He said, "Obviously I am embarrassed. Someone that is extremely, extremely private and to have one of your most intimate details--the audio--heard for the entire world to hear, I'm embarrassed for a number of reasons," via The New York Post. While you might think he dodged a bullet by not having anything captured on video, he makes a good point that the audio and what's said during sex is just as personal and intimate--and can be just as embarrassing! I know I wouldn't want the whole world hearing my sad attempt at dirty talk or anything like that--I'd be mortified!

Ochocinco even poked fun at Shannon during the conversation saying that he's butt dialed him before without knowing, so it sounds like Shannon might be a little sloppy with how he handles his phone game. Sharpe went on to say, "My phone wasn't hacked. It wasn't a prank, it was me being a healthy, active male. Ya'll thought I was bulljiving, Unc get it in."

You can see the viral video by clicking the link below. Warning it is explicit and NSFW!

Shannon Sharpe Video

What are the best football movies of all-time? We came up with a list of 5 of our favorites, did yours make the list?

There are no shortage of excellent movies that are about football. There are classics, new movies, comedies, and dramas all about football. However, what are the best football movies of all-time?

Football season is quickly coming up! I'm already picturing Sundays in front of the TV with my gameday snacks and no plans for the entire day but watching some games and placing some bets. We're only a few months away from the start of the 2024-2025 NFL season!

To celebrate, we came up with a list of 5 of the best football movies of all-time. Of course, only picking 5 meant that some great football movies were being left on the cutting room floor. They couldn't all end up making the list. Recently, we also made lists of the Best Baseball Movies for the MLB season and the Best Basketball Movies during the NBA season. Make sure to come back to check out these lists after you see the list of the best football movies of all-time.

Do you have a football movie in mind? Hopefully it ended up making the list! For this list, I decided to try to make it the best of the best when it comes to football movies. I didn't want this to be my personal list of favorite football movies, so I tried to think of what most people would consider to be the best. Did some of my personal favorites slip through the cracks? Probably. However, I did my best to remain totally unbiased.

Unfortunately, some great movies didn't make the cut. I didn't include Friday Night Lights because I thought the show was better than the movie. Little Giants is one of my personal favorites but I didn't think it was good enough to earn a spot on the list. Radio is another great movie that you won't find on the list. Jerry Maguire is a great movie but football wasn't a big enough part of the movie for it to be considered a "football movie," in my opinion. Are they great movies! Absolutely! They just didn't make this list.

Ready to check out the list? Let us know if we missed your favorite football movie if it didn't end up on the list! See our list of 5 of the best football movies of all-time below!

Remember The Titans is my favorite football movie and I think it's arguably the best of all-time. It has everything you'd want in a football game! There's leadership, quality football, there's comedy, the story is great, you care about the characters--it's excellent from start to finish. There are so many great quotes in the movie. It's also very relatable to anyone who played football and grew up playing the game while addressing racial issues at the time.

Is Any Given Sunday my favorite football movie? No, it definitely is not. Is it in my personal Top 10? Honestly, I doubt it. However, you can't argue it's one of the best football movies of all-time. You got great performances from Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Jamie Foxx, and Cameron Diaz. They were all perfect in their roles and the movie was well cast. You simply can't discuss football movies without bringing up Any Given Sunday. It deserves a spot on the list.

I know I said I wasn't going to let any personal biases affect the list, but this might be the one exception. We had to have The Waterboy on the list! It's probably the football movie I've seen the most times. It has to be the funniest movie about football, right? Sure, The Longest Yard is good, but it doesn't hold a candle to The Waterboy. Do you agree?

The Replacements had a great cast with Keanu Reeves, Gene Hackman, Brooke Langton, and Jon Favreau. The movie came out in 2000 and has been considered one of the best football movies ever sense. Again, it's not my personal favorite but I can't deny it a spot on the list because I don't like it. However, if another movie were to be added I will admit it would probably take The Replacements place. It would be the replacement...pun not intended but pretty cool how that worked out!

You were waiting for this one weren't you? Thinking it might not make the list? Of course Rudy is going to make the list of the best football movies of all-time. I'd bet most would consider it to be the greatest football movie of all-time. It's often synonymous with football movies. It's a timeless classic that will live on for many more generations.

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