NFL legend Shannon Sharpe on sexually explicit Instagram Live: ‘My heart sank. It dropped’

Shannon Sharpe shared his embarrassment and disappointment at the sexually explicit Instagram Live on a podcast.

Shannon Sharpe has issued a mea culpa after the three-time Super Bowl champion mistakenly broadcast an intimate moment to his 3M Instagram followers.

Speaking on his Nightcap show, the ESPN presenter said he was “embarassed” by the mishap and it fell below the standards of professionalism he sets for himself.

Sharpe went live on Instagram on Wednesday with a minute-and-a-half long video that featured audio of a unknown woman apparently moaning in pleasure. The video did not depict the intimate act.

Sharpe initially claimed that his Instagram had been hacked, but later admitted on the Nightcap that the video was his error.

After Shannon Sharpe’s sexually explicit Instagram Live became a hot topic on social media, the NFL legend claimed he was hacked but later retracted from his statement, saying that wasn’t the case. The explicit video featured a woman moaning. At one point, the anonymous voice can also be heard saying Sharpe’s name; however, no faces are visible in the video. As per reports, thousands of people tuned in to watch his live video.

What did Shannon Sharpe say in his Instagram Story?

Soon after the clip was shared on various social media platforms, Sharpe posted an Instagram Story claiming he was hacked. In the story, he wrote, “Beware my @shannonsharpe84 Instagram was hacked this morning, my team and I are working vigorously to figure this out — UNC.”

How did he feel about the incident?

Later, in an episode of Nightcap, a podcast Sharpe co-hosts with Chad Johnson, also known as Ochocinco, he confirmed that it was him in the video.

Sharpe expressed embarrassment and disappointment at the incident and said, “I threw my phone on the bed; I’ve never been on IG Live; I don’t know how it works,” he said in the podcast. Sharpe claimed he had no idea about the incident until someone from his marketing team informed him that he was live.