Football Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe’s interview with Katt Williams garnered significant media attention and proved to be beneficial to the show’s host.
With an explosive interview for Club Shay Shay featuring Katt Williams, Shannon Sharpe launched 2024 and captured the attention of the internet for days.
Sharpe has revealed to his co-host Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson in a recent Nightcap clip that he received a sizable payout for the interview with the comedian than he made in any season during his time in the NFL.
“I made more money on Katt Williams alone than I made in any year that I played the NFL,” Sharpe noted.
When the Hall of Famer signed a five-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens in 2000, $4.5 million of that amount was a signing bonus. In other years, he made between $110,000 and $3 million therefore it would be quite interesting to find out how much he raked in from the viral ‘tell-it-all’ episode.
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Sharpe faced criticism after the Williams conversation went viral, with some claiming that he wasn’t a real journalist and that he didn’t handle the interview well.
The Club Shay Shay host addressed the criticism during a Nightcap episode. “There are times when the only success they get to taste is taking a bite out of you,” Sharpe said adding that people were upset about his success as more than 60 million people have watched the interview on YouTube.
“Everybody was talking about how much money I made doing the Katt Williams interview,” Sharpe recalled. “The check arrived just now. So triple whatever you think I produced. Thus, triple what you believe I made ($500,000). Make three times as much as you think I made. Multiply my $2 million earnings by three.
“I made more money on Katt Williams alone than I made in any year that I played in the NFL.”
For 15 seasons with the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens, Sharpe earned $22.3 million in career earnings, according to Spotrac. While with the Broncos in 1999, he earned $2.25 million, his highest base salary for a single season. However, in 2000, he received a larger salary thanks to his signing bonus.
With three Super Bowl victories, four First-Team All-Pro selections, and eight Pro Bowl nominations under his Hall of Fame résumé, Sharpe is among the greatest tight ends in NFL history.