Shannon Sharpe takes his business very seriously. As one of the busiest people in sports media, the NFL Hall of Famer is building a media empire. He is a consistent presence on ESPN’s First Take and runs two other podcasts: Nightcap and Club Shay Shay. This dedication to his craft requires him to rest his pipes when he’s not on camera.
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As a tight end in the NFL, Sharpe would do his best to protect his body and now as a podcaster, he must protect his voice. While he may occasionally raise his voice to police his children, he apparently remains somewhat quiet otherwise.
One glance at his hefty paychecks from his gigs makes it easy to understand this approach. He reportedly pulled in $6 million of revenue from interviewing comedian Katt Williams on Club Shay Shay. As Unc and Ocho discussed Micah Parson’s podcast, The Edge, Sharpe revealed exactly what he does to keep himself in tip-top shape for his own podcasting adventures.
“When you talk as much as we talk, you’re going to make some mistakes… sometimes you’re talking faster than your brain is processing it… [I got] ESPN, five shows of Nightcap. Club Shay Shay. It’s gonna happen. People ask me all the time, ‘man, how you don’t lose your voice?’ Because when I go home, I don’t talk,” he revealed.
Like Sharpe, Cowboys star LB Micah Parsons also has a media empire he’s trying to build. However, as a young kid, he’s a little less familiar with how to deal with negative talk. He recently asked people on Twitter if they “hated his podcast” because “it’s actually good” or because “it’s bad?” However, Ocho thinks the edge rusher shouldn’t worry about it at all.
“I know what I get on the field from [Micah Parsons] on Sundays… ain’t no question about it. I can close my eyes [and] tell you what he gonna do. It don’t matter who he’s playing, so he gets a little leeway.”
But the former WR had a word of advice for others trying to build something off the field too. According to Chad Johnson, if you’re not producing on the field, maybe it’s time to rethink your off-field ventures. He didn’t hold back as he said,
“Now, everybody else… [if] you ain’t doing nothing, there’s no reason for you to be talking after the game or having a podcast… because you ain’t doing your job.”
So while he continues to do a good job on the field, Parsons hopes his front office and owner will do their jobs to get him paid what he deserves too. Parsons is currently on track to hit free agency after the 2025 season. However, according to reports, the team has made no moves yet to get him an extension.
This drama follows a 2024 offseason where Dallas, despite being “all-in” according to owner Jerry Jones, was the last team to sign a player in free agency. As a result, the Cowboys’ fanbase’s patience is running thin. Parsons will be doing all he can to win them back once the 2025 campaign arrives.
