There was a time when Shannon Sharpe and Ray Lewis walked the same path shoulder to shoulder on the field, bonded by Super Bowl glory.
Now, that bond feels like a story paused between trust and tension so much so that Ray Lewis criticized Sharpe for his content on Club Shay Shay.
According to COMPLEX Lewis made his remarks on an episode of the PBD Podcast, where he expressed his disappointment in the type of content Sharpe has been producing since transitioning to the talk show and podcast world.
Lewis said he is “shocked” by Sharpe’s content and accused him of buying into the controversy-driven world of talk shows and gossip culture.
“That route is, is to become so worldly that you become popular because you’re talking about ignorance,” said Lewis. “A lot of times, a lot of these gossip conversations that they having and bringing up all this stuff. I’m not going to do that to nobody. I’m in life to try to teach people what does it mean to be a better man or get back to the Kingdom.”
Ray Lewis says fame changed Shannon Sharpe
“I’m shocked at his content… We went our separate ways. You’re gonna take that route? I can’t go that route!”
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— The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) August 30, 2025
Sharpe caught wind of his former teammate’s comments and proceeded to respond on his Nightcap show with Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson.
The three-time Super Bowl champion took the high road and acknowledged how people are taking shots at him.
“I got nothing bad to say,” Sharpe said. “It’s low-hanging fruit and there are a lot of people taking your shot at your boy. Come on now. Y’all can have it, y’all got me.”
Sharpe suggested that the recent wave of criticism directed his way is more about timing than substance: “Everybody want to get a lick now because when your boy was doing good, a lot of people didn’t have a whole lot to say.”
Shannon Sharpe responds to his ex-friend Ray Lewis taking shots at him.
Everybody wants to get a lick now because when your boy was doing good, a lot of people didn’t have a whole lot to say.pic.twitter.com/Kbbmczd19j
— The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) September 1, 2025
While Sharpe wasn’t explicit, his comments about timing undoubtedly referred to him settling a sexual assault case in July and his subsequent firing by ESPN.
We should mention that back in the day Not long after their championship, Sharpe stood by Lewis publicly, even as Lewis was embroiled in legal troubles so it’s interesting to see the rift between the two.
