Shannon Sharpe Candidly Admits He “Doesn’t Talk at Home” to Protect His Voice After Doing Too Many Podcasts

Shannon Sharpe takes his business very seriously. As one of the highly sought-after personalities in sports media, the NFL Hall of Famer is building an empire. He is a regular on ESPN’s First Take and runs two other podcasts: Nightcap and Club Shay Shay. This kind of dedication to his craft, and workload, requires him to rest his pipes when he’s not on camera.

As a tight end in the NFL, Sharpe would have done his best to train, strengthen, rest, and protect his body. And now as a podcaster, he must protect his voice. While he may occasionally raise the decibels to police his children, he apparently remains somewhat quiet otherwise.

One glance at his hefty paychecks from his media 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 Chad Johnson discussed Micah Parsons’ podcast, The Edge, Sharpe revealed exactly what he does to keep himself in top shape for his podcasting ventures.

“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,” revealed Sharpe.

Like Sharpe, Dallas Cowboys star LB Parsons is also trying to build a media empire. However, as a younger personality, and an active player that too, he’s a little less familiar with how to deal with negative talk. He recently asked people on X if they “hated his podcast” because “it’s actually good” or because “it’s bad?” However, Johnson 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,” said Ocho.

But Johnson had a word of advice for others trying to build something in the field. According to Ocho, if you’re not producing on the field, maybe it’s time to rethink your off-field ventures.

“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,” added Johnson.

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. Parsons is currently on track to hit free agency after the 2025 season. However, according to reports, the Cowboys have 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 patience of the Cowboys’ fanbase is running thin.

Parsons will be doing all he can to win them back once the 2025 campaign arrives.