Chad Johnson had a few words of advice for Shannon Sharpe after his podcast co-host suffered an explicit Instagram live humiliation Wednesday.
The 56-year-old accidentally streamed live audio of himself engaging in sexual activity with an unknown woman to his 3.2 million followers on the social media platform.
The former NFL tight end later came clean, admitting that his account had not been hacked and that it was himself having sex during the live video.
The confession came during an emergency episode of ‘Nightcap’ – the podcast he shares with Johnson – as Sharpe admitted he was ’embarrassed.’
Yet, while the ESPN personality sounded contrite for his actions in the bedroom, Johnson had tips for him to improve them.
Chad Johnson had a few words of advice for Shannon Sharpe after his explicit Instagram live
Sharpe accidentally went live on his Instagram while having an intimate moment with a woman
‘What we do got to work on is – ain’t nothing wrong with your hips but we got to work on your cardio because you was breathing heavy,’ the former wide receiver said.
‘You shouldn’t be breathing that heavy. So we’ve got to work on your cardio. When you lift weights, you got to do cardio. Treadmill first and then do the Stairmaster.’
The video went live on Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, and while no faces could ever be seen, a woman could be heard moaning and appeared to say the name Shannon.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer initially claimed that his account had been hacked and that his team was working ‘vigorously’ to work it out. However, he later confessed on ‘Nightcap’ that the accidental video was a result of his lack of technological knowledge.
‘I threw my phone on the bed, engaged in an activity,’ Sharpe said. ‘I did not know IG 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 that a member of his team eventually managed to end the live video, while his marketing partner was able to alert him of the situation. Johnson said he had ’73 missed calls’ with people trying to get in contact with him over the sex live stream, which had thousands of users tuning in.
The two former NFL stars discussed Sharpe’s X-rated gaff on their ‘Nightcap’ podcast
‘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,’ Sharpe said.
‘There are a lot of people that count on Shannon to be professional at all times and I always try to be professional at all times, even when I’m behind closed doors. … I’m very disappointed in myself, not for the act. I think there are millions and billions of people of consenting age that engage in activities, but for the audio to be heard I’m disappointed in myself. I let a lot of people down.’
Sharpe said for every time he has intimate moments in the future, he will leave his phone in the car.
The former Denver Bronco also mentioned an interest in going back to using a flip phone.
