The check came in and Shannon Sharpe is claiming that he made more money from the Katt Williams Interview than he ever made in the NFL.
According to COMPLEX in a clip from a new episode of Nightcap, Sharpe alluded to his co-host, Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson just how much he made from the Katt interview.
“Everybody was talking about how much money I made doing the Katt Williams interview,” Sharpe said. “I just got the check. So whatever you think I made, 3x it. So if you think I made $500,000, 3x it. If you think I made a million, 3x it. If you think I made $2 million, 3x it.”
He added, “I made more money on Katt Williams alone than I made in any year that I played the NFL.”
In 2000, Sharpe made $5 million when he signed with the Baltimore Ravens, though $4.5 million of that was a signing bonus.
Other years, his earnings varied from $110,000 to $3 million.
However, with the viral Williams conversation came criticism with some arguing that Sharpe didn’t handle it well and that he wasn’t a true journalist.
He responded to the disapproval on an episode of Nightcap. ”
Sometimes the only success they get to taste is taking a bite out of you,” Sharpe told Ocho, saying that people were mad at his success. The interview has since been viewed over 60 million times on YouTube.
“I told you when I first started this, I said I’m going to try to bring you some of the biggest celebs, entertainers, and athletes I can bring, and I’m going to allow them to have a conversation and maybe tell you something or share something with you that they’ve never said,” he continued. “That was it. I never said I was a journalist. I never professed to be a journalist. I’m an entertainer.”
Shannon Sharpe Unbothered By Becoming Viral Meme
Shannon also recently addressed becoming a viral meme once again.
The host filmed himself hopping out of his vehicle in front of a Total Wine store in a green outfit, a man bag and an akward walk.
What was supposed to be a promotional video quickly became a viral sensation, with quite a few comedians recreating it.
Watch:
Shannon Sharpe is Going Viral for this Video
pic.twitter.com/Tzaf7mDo1a— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) March 3, 2024
We live in an attention based society so as silly as that video may have been, Total Wine and Shannon are laughing all the way to the bank.
According to him, they ordered 2000 more cases of his Le Portier cognacs.
Watch:
Shannon Sharpe made millions from the total wine viral moment
This type of profitability is the goal man pic.twitter.com/7yvPeSz3bB
— Coach Chris (@thecoachchris_) March 8, 2024
