Nightcap - Hour 2: Diontae Johnson suspension, Lonzo Ball BBB, Sterling Sharpe HOF finalist

Summary

Club Shay Shay: Nightcap - Hour 2 Summary

Podcast Information:

• Title: Club Shay Shay
• Hosts: Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco Johnson
• Guests: None in this episode
• Release Date: December 6, 2024
• Description: NFL legend Shannon Sharpe—3x Super Bowl champion and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame—sits down with the biggest athletes, celebrities, and influencers to discuss their accomplishments, challenges, and everything in-between.

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Key Topics Covered:

1. Diontae Johnson Suspension
2. Lonzo Ball’s Injury and BBB (Bad Shoe Blame)
3. Sterling Sharpe's Hall of Fame Finalist Status
4. Personal Anecdotes and Relationship Advice

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1. Diontae Johnson Suspension

Discussion Highlights: Shannon and Chad delve into the recent suspension of Diontae Johnson, examining its impact on the team and the player's career. They analyze the circumstances leading to the suspension and its potential ramifications for the upcoming season.

Notable Quotes:

• Shannon Sharpe [12:15]: "Lonzo Ball recently admitted that the Big Baller brand sneakers he wore his rookie season could have contributed to the left knee issues that sidelined him for 1,009 days."

2. Lonzo Ball’s Injury and BBB (Bad Shoe Blame)

Discussion Highlights: The conversation shifts to Lonzo Ball's injury, where Shannon highlights Lonzo’s speculation that his own sneaker brand, Triple B's, may have played a role in his knee problems. Chad challenges this notion, emphasizing the structural integrity of shoes and personal genetic factors.

Notable Quotes:

• Shannon Sharpe [08:21]: "Lonzo Ball recently admitted that the Big Ball of brand sneakers he wore his rookie season could have contributed to the left knee issues..."
• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [09:10]: "Nah, I'm not buying that. The structure and the design of a shoe is a reason why you have no injuries when it comes to all shoes."
• Shannon Sharpe [10:08]: "Ocho, do you think they had the kind of money to do R&D research and development, to structure a few straight..."

3. Sterling Sharpe's Hall of Fame Finalist Status

Discussion Highlights: A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to Sterling Sharpe’s candidacy for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Shannon passionately advocates for Sterling, presenting his impressive statistics and comparing him to other Hall of Famers to underline his qualifications.

Notable Quotes:

• Shannon Sharpe [46:11]: "Sterling Sharpe deserves to be in the Hall of Fame because he was a triple crown winner. He led the league in catches three times, touchdowns twice, and yards once."
• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [46:27]: "Yeah, that'd be live, boy."
• Shannon Sharpe [47:50]: "He never wavered, and he loves his family. And I can respect that and I can appreciate that."

4. Personal Anecdotes and Relationship Advice

Discussion Highlights: Beyond the main sports topics, Shannon and Chad engage in light-hearted banter about personal matters, relationships, and life experiences. They share stories about past relationships, offer advice to listeners, and discuss the importance of emotional intelligence and communication.

Notable Quotes:

• Shannon Sharpe [25:07]: "What y'all think about, huh?"
• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [20:07]: "You know who you are, yes? Yeah. Based on name and resume alone, they're gonna like you for you."
• Shannon Sharpe [56:44]: "I'm not telling what somebody told me. I'm telling you what I know, because I invest a lot in whatever I do."

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Additional Insights:

• Emojis and Emotional Intelligence: Shannon discusses a study from Indiana University linking frequent emoji use with higher emotional intelligence, while Chad shares his experiences using emojis in personal communications.

  Notable Quotes:

  • Shannon Sharpe [22:24]: "Researchers from Indiana University say those who use a lot of emojis, 10 or more, have higher emotional intelligence."
  • Chad Ochocinco Johnson [24:33]: "Hey, look. Let me see if I still got my bit mojo."

• Sterling Sharpe’s Legacy: Shannon emphasizes Sterling’s consistent performance and compares his career stats favorably against peers, arguing that Sterling's early retirement at 29 limited his Hall of Fame prospects despite his outstanding achievements.

  Notable Quotes:

  • Shannon Sharpe [57:08]: "Led the league in receptions in '89, '92, '93. He's the first to go back to back with over 100 catches."

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Concluding Remarks: The episode concludes with Shannon and Chad reinforcing the importance of dedication and commitment, both in professional careers and personal relationships. They express optimism about Sterling Sharpe's Hall of Fame prospects and reflect on the impact of past experiences on their current lives.

Notable Quotes:

• Shannon Sharpe [68:13]: "Sometimes, Ocho, when you're dealing with situations ... it's about letting go and moving on."
• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [71:35]: "I don't need to be physical. That wasn't even part of my game."

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Final Thoughts: This episode of "Club Shay Shay" offers a blend of insightful sports analysis, passionate advocacy for a deserving Hall of Famer, and relatable personal stories. Shannon Sharpe and Chad Ochocinco Johnson engage listeners with their candid conversations, making complex topics accessible and entertaining.

Remember to Subscribe: For more engaging discussions with top athletes and influencers, subscribe to "Club Shay Shay" on your preferred podcast platform.

Transcript

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Shannon Sharp]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Shannon Sharp]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Shannon Sharp]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharp]

Hello. How y'all get to go first this time? Hey, what segment? Oh, okay. Go ahead, Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You ready?

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, you know. You know what I'm going with first?

[Shannon Sharp]

What?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I'm ketchup.

[Shannon Sharp]

Damn. Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I'm going ketchup.

[Shannon Sharp]

Boo. Boo. Boo. Man, I'm stuck.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharp]

Hell, I got no chance. I guess I gotta go with mustard.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, shoot. You tripping, boy. Hot sauce.

[Shannon Sharp]

I'm going mayo. I hate mayo.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, you hate mayo. I'm gonna go chimichurri.

[Shannon Sharp]

Chimichurri.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharp]

I'm gonna go. I go. I'm gonna go relish.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I am going barbecue sauce. You done lost already.

[Shannon Sharp]

Oh, yeah. What? Hey, listen, first of all, what you got? Ketchup. I don't care what you put.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

We done lost. We done lost.

[Shannon Sharp]

I guess I'll take ranch dressing.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Soy Sauce.

[Shannon Sharp]

Cheese. Can I take cheese? Is cheese. I can. You know what? I would take what they put on. Hey, I need some help, guys. I need some help with what? They put on tacos or something? Yeah, queso. I guess I'll take queso.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Queso. All right, give me teriyaki sauce.

[Shannon Sharp]

Is queso and picante the same thing? Okay, I'll take picante. That's it, Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay. But. Yeah, you. You done? You done?

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, man. You got ketchup, hot sauce, chimichurro, barbecue sauce, soy sauce, and teriyaki. Well, you got a lot. Boy, you got a lot of. A lot of sugar. I don't know, Ocho. Hopefully. Hope everybody. Everybody got, you know, help is on the up and up.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

They're gonna be all right. They're gonna be all right. They're gonna be all right.

[Shannon Sharp]

I got mustard, mayo, relish, ranch, queso, picante. Hell if you ain't know. You swear I was Mexican? What?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey.

[Shannon Sharp]

Hey, Ash. Hey, this. This. This is. This is right up Ash alley, right? Because she getting. She gonna order everything with mayo. She gonna get, huh? And ranch.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, yeah. I'm surprised ranch wasn't on there.

[Shannon Sharp]

No, I got ranch.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, you did?

[Shannon Sharp]

Yes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, okay, okay, I'm gonna say, but people put ranch every goddamn thing.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah. Hey. Yeah. I guess we could have got the chick fil A sauce. We could have got raising cane sauce.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Big Mac sauce.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, yeah. Yes. Sriracha. Ocho. Wow. Lonzo Ball recently admitted that the Big Ball of brand sneakers he wore his rookie season could have contributed to the left knee issues that sidelined him for 1,000 in nine days. Ball told ESPN that the first version of the big Baller brand sneakers were comparable to kickball shoes. Lonzo suffered his first meniscus injury in January of 2018, and he could not help but wonder if Triple Bs played a part. I think it's a possibility for sure, to be honest with you. I wasn't really getting hurt like that until I started wearing them.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Nah, I'm not. I'm not buying that. I'm not buying that. The structure and the design of a shoe is a reason why you have no injuries when it comes to all shoes. They're all designed and structured in the same way to be able to do the same thing, especially when it comes to playing the game of basketball. I'm not putting that on those shoes. Absolutely not.

[Shannon Sharp]

Well, some people. With some people, Ocho, you have. You have. You have some people that are flat footed. You got some people that have high arches. You have some people that have narrow foot feet. They have some people to have wide feet. And just because everybody, everybody is not going to get the same benefit out of wearing a Nike as they would because maybe Nike fits differently, maybe Adidas fit differently. Puma, Skechers, whatever the case may be.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

This is your brand, though, your brand. So obviously the shoe that you wear specialized for you is going to put. It's going to be. Be. What's the word looking for. It's going to be fit for your foot.

[Shannon Sharp]

Ocho, do you think they had the kind of money to do R D research and development, to structure a few straight. Lord have mercy. Ocho, do you know how much that. Do you know how much these, these companies put into R D? Do you have any idea?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, because I used to have a shoe.

[Shannon Sharp]

Do you understand? So you think a shoe, A guy said, you know what? I got a son going to the NBA. I think I'm gonna come out with a shoe. So how much money, 50 million, 100 million, 500 million? How much money you think they put invested into that shoe?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I mean. Oh, that's, you know, that's a good question. I'm not sure, but.

[Shannon Sharp]

No, no, no, no, speculate. Give me, give me an example. R and D research and development. We're going to design a shoe, we're going to cast a mold, we're going to fit it. You do realize how long it takes because the air max. You think the air max just. Okay, you know what? I like the air max. Let's do air max.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Which one? 95. 95.

[Shannon Sharp]

95. You take the air max ones, you can take the 95, you can take the 97. You take any shoe that you want, Right. It takes time for a shoe to come from a vision to being able to put on somebody feet and somebody wear it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Right? Yeah, I understand what you mean, but just. They're just. The thought, even, Even if there was no, what do you call it, R D?

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, research and development.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah. Without the research and development to say, oh, well, the reason for my knee injury is because the shoe I was wearing, like, come on, you could, you could have.

[Shannon Sharp]

He said it could be a possibility, Ocho, and it could.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, man, hell no, man. No, no, let's not, let's not blame the shoe. No.

[Shannon Sharp]

What you gonna blame it on, Ocho? I mean, there are a lot of people that change shoes, Ocho. There are a lot of people that change shoes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Body genetics, you know.

[Shannon Sharp]

But he had never been injured before.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Telling me the goddamn shoes. I'm wearing is the reason you missed a thousand some games. Hell no.

[Shannon Sharp]

Ocho, you do realize, like the feet, everything leads up, so knees, Yeah. I mean, your ankles, your hips, your knees, everything is impacted. And maybe the shoe, the way the.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Shoe was constructed, man, listen, Lonzo, that's my dog, man. But no, we know we ain't doing that, man. I hoop in motherfucking Chucks, man. So. I know. Hell no.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, you did. Once upon a time. How many people you see playing in Chucks now?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, can I tell you something?

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It's real quick. I'm not even joking. I know you think I play a lot. There's footage, I score. I think I scored maybe 17 points that there was. There was a. A celebrity basketball game in Philly with, with Gilly Jaron. Ennis Boots. Jaron Boots Ennis. It was, it was fun. It was very competitive. And I played in trucks, full speed, high tops, you know, and I'm just. And I was able to move and maneuver and in my lateral movement and I'm taking people off the dribble and you know, jumping and shooting, you know, I think so.

[Shannon Sharp]

I'm like, Chuck Taylor is a, is a, is a great shoe for lifting waist. Because of the flat sole. Maybe. And maybe that's why we saw a lot of guys that have foot problems when they wore Chuck Taylor's. That. Ever thought that ever cross your mind?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, see, it's, you know, it's. It's hard for me. You know why? It's hard for me to even understand or I really can't even even fathom the shoes being a reason because my black ass ain't never been hurt. So it's hard for me to. To kind of have any type of sympathy or really empathize with the fact that he's saying, you know what, the fact that maybe the structure of the shoot is a reason why I had, you know, noted.

[Shannon Sharp]

Possible. Okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It's okay. It's a possibility. I know the percentage, the percentage of that possibility is extremely goddamn low.

[Shannon Sharp]

Well, he think. He didn't say it. Did he say it may have contributed? So we'll leave it at that. Okay, bacon lovers, let me tell you something amazing about Oscar Meyer's big cut bacon. Now, I don't know if you've used a smoker before, but it's a real labor of love. You've got to put time in to get that rich, smoky flavor. Now think about this. Oscar Mayer smoked their bacon for 12 hours. That's half a day, twice as long as most bacon is smoked. So for that savory smoky big cut bacon, keep it Oscar.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Shannon Sharp]

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[Savannah Guthrie]

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[Hoda Kotb]

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[Shannon Sharp]

Ocho, a woman from your crib. Miami has unveiled her Christmas girlfriend package on social media. She says I'm providing a great service for the holidays for single guys. She wrote above the photo featuring three different packages. Okay. Ocho Christmas package. Girlfriend package, silver, $250. You get a present. You get two hours at dinner. Yeah, I'm saying no, you. You get. You have to pay her 250. Gift her a present. You get two hours at dinner with her. She'll wear a matching outfit and she'll tell you a few jokes. Okay. The gold package, $450. She also gets a present, three hours at dinner. Cute backstory of how you guys met. Photo with the family. The platinum package, $600. Plus you have to give her a gift. You get six hours with her, with your family. All prior packages. Say I love you in front of your family. A kiss on the cheek. I'll help you, Ocho. I'll help. I'll help your mom with the dishes. Close friends. Post with your family.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hold on. Six hundred and a kiss on the cheek.

[Shannon Sharp]

I mean, what you trying to splat?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hold on for $600? Yes, $600American dollars and all we get is the kiss on the cheek. And plus, you gotta buy her a gift. Isn't that part of the package? Part of the 600 package was getting her gift.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And please.

[Shannon Sharp]

Oh, sweet.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

My bad, man. Girl, you going by yourself in hell.

[Shannon Sharp]

No, I mean, she curvy, Ocho. You see, she curry. Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You.

[Shannon Sharp]

She curvy.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, listen, you can scroll through Instagram and find a bunch of courage curves going left and courage going right. That ain't nothing special. That's a dime a dozen. It's a thousand of them.

[Shannon Sharp]

What y'all think about, huh?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Now that I think about it, it's a thousand. Look, just like that. That ain't even charging that price.

[Shannon Sharp]

Huh? What are they charging?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Nothing. Cause they might actually like you for you.

[Shannon Sharp]

Okay, now you told me that. You've been telling me for the last 18 months. Hey, that's what you told me. Now all of a sudden you telling me somebody gonna like me for me? Hold up.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, you know who you are, yes? Yeah. Based on name and resume alone, they gonna like you for you.

[Shannon Sharp]

You ain't even got to do nothing which further. Guess what? Thank you. And I'm not naive enough. They gonna like me for who? Did you forget who? You just told me who I was and who I am and what I have. Are you sure that for me? You right. They do like me for me.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You like you, and they like you for you because you that boy. What you talking about? Matter of fact. Hey, you ain't even got to do nothing.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, okay. Yeah, okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I'm just.

[Shannon Sharp]

I'm just telling that good. That good little package, Jojo.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You think so?

[Shannon Sharp]

I mean, hey, for me. But I'm just saying, that good little.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Package you just said it's a good little package. So why wouldn't it be for you, huh? The holiday is coming up. Why wouldn't it be for you? You ain't gonna try it?

[Shannon Sharp]

No. And plus, I ain't going home, so I ain't gonna be with the family.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, well, you know what? That make it even better. So you can get the plaque, you can get the platinum package just for you and her for Christmas.

[Shannon Sharp]

No. Hey, my family gonna be Jordan Ash. Yeah. Yeah, I might get that one packet for Jordan. Jordan, you want that platinum package? Jordan over here broke his head like bird, man. Hey, man, I don't know what they got. Look, hey, Ocho, you keep saying the economy is bad. People tried to. Wait. Hey. Try to make a hustle. They tried to hustle, Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, but listen, how you trying to hustle if the economy is bad like you. You hustle. You hustling backwards. Because it's the. The people that hurt customers. The hurt customers. The customers that. That can be able to afford those packages, the deluxe, the platinum. Listen, they. They ain't going for what she got listed on there.

[Shannon Sharp]

You might want to hop. They want to hop. They want that bitcoin package.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, you bet. You better raise it to a thousand and have something else coming with it. A happy incident or something. Come out. Kiss on the cheek.

[Shannon Sharp]

Who.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Talk about kiss who on the cheek? You know, get that package ass up out of here.

[Shannon Sharp]

If you. If you love to use emojis, you're going to heart this news. See what I did, Ocho? Researchers from Indiana University say those who use a lot of emojis, 10 to have higher emotional intelligence. Everybody know you know your boy. Stay with them emojis.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, you do? Hey, hey.

[Shannon Sharp]

Every time.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, I Be Abby. I be sending her emojis all the.

[Shannon Sharp]

Time, which is the ability to understand, perceive, and manage your emotions and the emotions of others. Less emoji used with friends and romantic partners is associated with a personality style known as avoidant attachment, which often involves prioritizing self reliance and independence over emotional closeness and intimacy. Yeah. Now y'all watch. Hey, I stay on the emojis. A lot of times, that's how I respond. Hold on. What's your crying?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharp]

Ask Ash. Hey, Ash. To send me something. Thumbs up.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Thumbs up.

[Shannon Sharp]

Crying emoji.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What's. What's your most used emoji?

[Shannon Sharp]

Probably the crying emoji.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Crying. Wait. Crying. Laughing or laughing?

[Shannon Sharp]

Laughing. Yes, yes. Crying. Laughing. And I'm very simple as, like, okay, I'm on my way. K.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's it.

[Shannon Sharp]

Jordan. The same thing. Jordan, Like, I'm outside. K.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, they don't even spell the whole thing out. Just a letter.

[Shannon Sharp]

Oh, no, no, no, no. It's K. Or I. I used to like to use Bitmojis, you know, I got my little man, he dressed up. He got a little sweater.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Right, right, right.

[Shannon Sharp]

He got a sweater on. He got the glass. He got a little part. I'll bring the big emojis. Back then I had a chick told me, say you send me one more bit emoji, I'm gonna block you. Hey, Ocho, I send my bit emoji like this.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What's the big Moji?

[Shannon Sharp]

It's an app you can go to and you can make a man look just like Ocho. Have a bald head. You can put glasses on him. You can put a gold chain on him. Everything. It's just.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

An app.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, yeah. Okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You gotta pay for it.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, it's almost like a fun car.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You gotta pay for it.

[Shannon Sharp]

No, no, no.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, it's free. Oh, yeah. Okay, okay, I'm gonna do that.

[Shannon Sharp]

But that's. But that, that's. I mean, a lot of times that's how me and my sister, like, she'll say something. I'll, like, respond with an emoji or she'll respond with a bit emoji. All holidays, you're getting bit emojis, right?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, I got. I gotta do that.

[Shannon Sharp]

Let me see if I still got my bit mojo. Here, let me show you two right there. Ocho, I know I got something to show you. Keep talking, Ocho. I'm gonna go.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, Chat. Hey, Chad. Holidays coming up. Have y'all. Have y'all started your Christmas shopping yet? Are you done with your Christmas shopping? You know, thank you. Thanksgiving is over. Or did you do most of your cripple shopping on Black Friday when things were. That were at a decent price? Talk to me. Chat. Yeah. Yes. No. Maybe. Okay, Cool. Cool. Anyway. Hey, I'm excited about this fight, though. I'm gonna fight Keith Lee. Blew up his ass. That's pretty much it. I'm excited for the holidays. I haven't started Christmas shopping yet. I don't. I don't know what my older kids want. I've got a Christmas list for my. My babies, my young babies. I got this young lady named Monique. I owe her a gift, you know, for the blessings that she has bestowed upon me. And that's pretty much it. That's pretty much it. You know, my mom and I here. My grandma not here, so I'm gonna go see them Christmas morning. I'm not sure the graveyard should be open Christmas morning. I'm gonna go get them a gift. And that's. That's pretty much it. Other than that, you know, make sure y'all remember the tour tickets. Pre sale tomorrow at noon. NSFW is the code. NSFW is the code. And that's pretty much it. I wish I could actually see what y'all saying, but my phone is charging. What else y'all want to talk about? Can I tell y'all, the Bengals are the best 4 and 8 team in the NFL right now. Even though our defense is shaky, if we happen some godforsaken reason happened to get in the playoffs, we are a team that nobody would want to see. Can I stand on that or can I say that? No. No. Yes. No. Maybe. Okay, cool. Let me see. What else can I talk about?

[Shannon Sharp]

Oh, Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yes, sir.

[Shannon Sharp]

You remember we had that conversation about lunchbox, and I told you I had one.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Where you got that whole. Where you got that whole lunchbox from?

[Shannon Sharp]

I don't know. Can you read what she said? This lady gave it to me in the cafeteria.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I can't. Yeah, I could barely see it.

[Shannon Sharp]

What it says s third grade, Miss Max class.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Wait, that's your. That's your lunchbox in third grade?

[Shannon Sharp]

No, no, no. I got it by. Did y'all see that? Yeah, it is, actually. It's 22 years old, but who's counting?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And that's your original lunchbox from third grade?

[Shannon Sharp]

No, I used to bring my lunch to work, but I had it in a bag. And this lady that works at services, she's like, you know what? Have you ever thought about a lunchbox I see? No, not really. She said, I'm gonna buy you a lunch box, so.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, that. Hey, that's a. That's a nice little gesture. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That was thoughtful. And you. And you like. You like the Hulk.

[Shannon Sharp]

So I'm gonna keep it. My Hulk burns. Got the spider man. I got the Hulk. He's like, man. He's like, man, I don't know where mine at. He's saying, yeah, I probably threw it away. But, you know, I hold on to everything. I'm. I'm very sentimental. Like, if you didn't know. I like it. I like the whole load of stuff, Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I like it. I like it.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, but you ought to get that bit emoji.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it. I could. I could use the bit emoji. Use the bit emoji and no. To play around. Play around with it a little bit.

[Shannon Sharp]

Hold on, let me see if I can. There's my guy. Can you see it? Hey.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey. I gotta do that. I gotta get me one now. Gotta get me one now. Yeah, I like that.

[Shannon Sharp]

So that's what I normally do, Ocho. I just like. I pre responded to people. I said my bib. I see my bit emoji do. Thumbs up. He got off. He cool. Bad. So come New Year's, that's what you get. That's my New Year's. But you don't. Do you use emojis?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, yeah, Yeah, I usually. Oh, yeah, I use emoji.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, big time. Big time. Big time. Yeah, big time.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah. But I keep my. Say 22 years old.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, My. My. My.

[Shannon Sharp]

My.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

My favorite emoji is.

[Shannon Sharp]

Is.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Is the. Is the heart eyes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I be. I'd be sitting. I'd be sitting. I be sitting the heart eyes. Like. Yeah, it's look. Look like I had, like a little cr. I had. Got, like a little crush on this little chicken, little chick named Monique. Yeah, I be. I be sending Monique, you know, the crush eyes and stuff, like. And she be responding sometime. She cool. Okay.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yes, she cool. Ocho, I know you're excited about this McDonald's.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What we got? What we got?

[Shannon Sharp]

What we got, McDonald's will bring back the snack wraps in 20, 25. Oh.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

But one thing they said.

[Shannon Sharp]

What?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That he might not come when you want him, but he's. He's always on time.

[Shannon Sharp]

On time, Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

He might not come where you want him, but he's always on time. Well, McDonald's is bringing back the snack wrap, baby. That's what I'm talking about. But the funny thing about it is, in the timing is great, is the fact that the snack wraps are coming back in 2025, and I can't even have McDonald's until the new year.

[Shannon Sharp]

Right? So you be perfect. That's right on time.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

See how God work? He don't make. Hey, listen. One thing about him, he don't make no mistakes. He don't make no mistakes. Yes, sir.

[Shannon Sharp]

Now it's time for our last segment of the even evening O Joke. Now it's time for Q and A.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Background what.

[Shannon Sharp]

Laney Ray. Laney Ray asked. Hey, guys. So excited for New Orleans live show. For those of us going, what are you guys gonna wear? I need to know the dress code.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait.

[Shannon Sharp]

Where in New Orleans for the live show? What are we gonna wear?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, hey, listen, you know, I'm. I'm. I'm finna be decked out. I'm finna be decked out. My cousin, Coleman Domingo, you know.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I'm gonna take some. Some inspiration from him. I'm not gonna come. I'm not gonna step the way he stepped, but I'm not playing.

[Shannon Sharp]

Did I tell you I met him?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You met Coleman?

[Shannon Sharp]

I did.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Cool, ain't he?

[Shannon Sharp]

Yes, I took a picture with him. I met him at jfk at the. At. At Tier. At tier one.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, that. Yeah, yeah, that. That's my uncle, man. That's my uncle Manny.

[Shannon Sharp]

No, you weren't there that time.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

He's a huge inspiration for me when it comes to fashion. It's just I'm a lazy dresser. It has to be a special occasion for me to step out there. I would never be able to step like him.

[Shannon Sharp]

Oh, he. Oh, he put that. He put that ish on.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, man, listen. It's level. It's levels to this.

[Shannon Sharp]

He could. Hey, he still would never, ever.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I would never.

[Shannon Sharp]

He don't be playing. He don't play with his dress now.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Don't play. He don't play. And I know, I know. Uncle Domingo, I salute you. I love you. You're inspirational for me. I've. Listen, I have a vision board. I just can't pull it off. I can't pull it off.

[Shannon Sharp]

But here's the thing, though, Ocho. In order to dress like that, you have to dress like that. He. You ain't gonna see him. You're not gonna see him in public without his stepping clothes on. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. And See, and people, people like, man, it's got to be a very, very special occasion because most of the time you're going to be in sweats, you're going to be in your dickies and things like that. I'm going to be an athleisure. And so, you know, like, like you, it has to be something that really requires me. I mean, he was in the airport just cash and he had it on.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, yeah. Let me, let me tell you how much of a lazy dress I am. This is our third. Today's Thursday, right?

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

How many days I done had on the same goddamn black outfit and black T shirt, man?

[Shannon Sharp]

You had that same black skin for 47 years. So.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

56 years.

[Shannon Sharp]

56.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And I'm trying to fool the people watching the show, all change the glasses.

[Shannon Sharp]

You ain't fooled nobody.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I changed my glasses trying to make it because it feels like a new outfit, though.

[Shannon Sharp]

It don't.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Listen, if I change my shades, the outfit resets itself.

[Shannon Sharp]

Well, now that you got your place, we got that, we got a, a swag bag coming for me. Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, man. Hey. Thank y'all. Thank y'all. I, I, I, I really appreciate it because I've been, I've been, I've been, you know, I just, it's been, it's been a rough, it's been a rough month, man. So the fact that y'all are going to send me something and receive something that can, that can lift my spirits. I really appreciate that.

[Shannon Sharp]

Okay, bacon lovers, let me tell you something amazing about Oscar Meyer's big cut bacon. Now, I don't know if you've used a smoker before, but it's a real labor of love. You've got to put time in to get that rich, smoky flavor. Now think about this. Oscar Mayer smoked their bacon for 12 hours. That's half a day, twice as long as most bacon is smoked. So for that savory, smoky thick cut bacon. Keep it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Shannon Sharp]

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[Savannah Guthrie]

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[Shannon Sharp]

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[Fred Warner]

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[Hoda Kotb]

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[Shannon Sharp]

Dr. Frankie L. Bellamy said super bowl nightcap is upon us and I can't wait. Since you're allergic to shellfish, what is the one dish you always look forward to when visiting New Orleans? Oo. What's your go to Dish when you're in the Big Easy.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Definitely gumbo.

[Shannon Sharp]

What's the name of that place that we went to? Remember we went down to New Orleans and we went to that place. Twisted Waffle that we went. Man, they got so many different kinds of waffles.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Right? You know what? It's been so. It's been so long since I've been in New Orleans. I can't remember the name of the spots. But I know when I do get there, I got to get my beignets.

[Shannon Sharp]

Oh, yeah. Oh, so you want to go to Cafe Dumont?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, Cafe Dumont. That's.

[Shannon Sharp]

That's.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's one of them. I got to get my beignet. And I don't want all that pile.

[Shannon Sharp]

Of sugar on top, though.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, just. Just like I tell them, like.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, man, like power. But you gotta eat them when they're hot, though, Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, you got to. You got to. I mean, anything else is uncivilized, huh? You gotta eat.

[Shannon Sharp]

And I tell you what, I ain't a big fan. You look a lot of people like that king cake. It's too sweet for me.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, you know, can I tell you something real quick? A quick story?

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, go ahead.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And why I'm excited about going to New Orleans. And I want. I might get there even earlier than I'm supposed to. I don't know. I don't know how long. Well, Unky would know. Maybe some people in the chat. Chad, I don't know if you guys remember the homeless man that I had, like, I swear for God, it might have been. We had maybe a three year run. His name is Pork Chop and I mean, Ash. Ash, if you could hear me, look up, look up, me and Pork Chop, when I tell you. Me and this homeless dude. He came and he came and bothered me at Davis Cafe one one day on south beach and asked me to buy him a beer. I went and bought him a case of beer, but I made him sit and eat with me. And we sat there and we ate and we talked and I, you know, asked him about his, you know, his story and how did you become homeless and what you doing out here in Miami? And he was from New Orleans. When? I swear for God, I tell you, no lie. Me and Pork Chop and some people in the chat might know this story. Me and Pork Chop hung out every single day for damn near two years straight. That's about. I got him cleaned up, bought him clothes, had him stand at the big. I had him stand at a big house. You Know, back in the day, and I tried to do everything I can to help him and saving, but he didn't have the resources, you know?

[Shannon Sharp]

Right.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And so I know he was getting a check somehow. I don't know how he was getting a damn check, but he got on the goddamn bus and left New Orleans, man. And that hurt me so bad, man. So I'm hoping when I'm in New.

[Shannon Sharp]

Orleans, you run into him.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I'm. I gotta find him. People, people on Twitter that live in New Orleans always, always see him on Canal Street. He's still homeless. He's not doing as well as he was once I got a hold of him. So I'm really looking forward, man, to finding Pork Chop and maybe hoping to, you know, clean him up again and maybe. Maybe have him come to the live show or something, man. Just. I miss. If you look it up, Ash, you'll see the story that's about.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, she found it. Yeah, she found the story.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, when I tell you every day for two years straight, like, I, you know, I don't have no entourage. I don't hang with no, you know, I don't hang with nobody. So it was easy for me to become, you know, become friends with him and go places. We go eat everywhere. We went to. We went to King of Diamonds. I took him to King of Diamonds. It's a picture of him online, and he. He dancing on a stripper, right? And it's another picture where he's not used to seeing that much money. So instead of throwing the money at the women, what you think he doing with the money?

[Shannon Sharp]

He grabbed it, put in his pocket.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, he's stashing all the money in his pocket, man. I'm like, child, you just got to throw it to the women. I'll take care of you after this. Yeah, just have some fun. You're like, ah, man, that. This going with me. Goddamn Pork Chop, man.

[Shannon Sharp]

Nikki said, shannon, can you please tell all these youngins why Sterling Sharp deserves to be in the hall of Fame? I think the thing is, for the most part, Ocho is a lot of people didn't see my brother play, but in that he was a triple crown winner. He's one of six guys to lead the league in catches, touchdowns, and reception. I mean, yards. He led the league in catches three times. He led the league in touch. No, he led the league in catches three times. Led the league in touchdowns twice, Led the league in yards once. And you see those numbers. In seven seasons, that's what he did. So he led the league in catches three times in seven seasons, led the league in touchdowns. You can see right there. Three time first team all pro, five time pro bowler, 65 touchdowns. That's seven seasons. Seven. Now go back and look at. He retired at 29. Go back and look at Antonio Freeman's. Look at Robert Brooks numbers, those next three to four years that they played with Brett and. And I think Antonio Freeman, he went to the. We played against him in super bowl here in Brooks. And you go, and this is not a slight on them. They weren't Sterling Sharp, the years that he played. The only, the only receiver that you could say, okay, he was better than my brother was Jerry. And he was right there. Go look at the numbers, Jerry's numbers for seven years that my brother played from 80, from 88 to 94. And compare anybody else numbers, all the receivers, that's whatever that's in the hall of Fame. Look at their numbers from 88 to 94. Look at my brothers and look at Jerry's numbers. So we hoping he made it to the finalist this year. That would be probably. I've had some great moments in my professional career, my personal career. I don't know, man, this is, this will be it for me, man. This would be. This, this will be. Yeah, man, this would be. I ain't really gotta. If I don't even see, if I don't see 57 to see my brother going to the hall of Fame.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, that'd be live, boy.

[Shannon Sharp]

That's it for me. I would have lived a full life.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, everything coming full circle.

[Shannon Sharp]

Damn.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Everything coming full circle.

[Shannon Sharp]

Led the league in receptions. 89, 92, 93. He's the first to go back to back with over 100 catches. Two time touchdown in his last six games that he played in his career, he caught 13 touchdowns. Led the league in touchdowns twice. 92, 94. Led the league in catches, I mean in yardage, I think in 92. But you know, sometimes that it happens. But I got an opportunity to play 14 years and he got an opportunity. He had the best seat in the house. So we won three Super Bowls, we went to the Pro Football hall of Fame and he got an opportunity to see that. And so he's been by my side every, every major event that I've had happen in my life, my brother's been a part of it. And so to be, to get an opportunity to potentially be there, to see him get that call and to see him going to the Pro Football hall of Fame, man, it wouldn't get any Better than that. That's for damn sure.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's life.

[Shannon Sharp]

Life's lesson says, what's up, guys? What do you think? Prime would have more difficult time guarding on first and goal at the AR line or all three of you guys are in your prime. Oh, he gonna put his hands on Ocho. Cause Ocho ain't physical enough. He already told you. Ocho, what are you gonna do to you?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I don't need to be physical. That wasn't even part of my game is the fact that I was so. Goddamn cat twit. There's nothing he would be able to do because he ain't even quick as me. He just fast. There's a difference. You need to understand. Skill set.

[Shannon Sharp]

That's all right, Prime. Got something for you.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I hope so. Yeah. Prank ain't do nothing with me except catch a catfish, man. That's it.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, I need to go down there and beat him in his own pond. You don't like that?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I don't got the patience for fishing, man.

[Shannon Sharp]

I do. I got. I ain't got to pay you for vision either. I got the patience to beat him. That's what I got the patient to do. Beat him. Patterson. Yazza said chat. Should I shoot my shot? I'm nervous. I haven't asked anyone out on a date and forever. Any advice? I think this girl is sending me signals. Or am I just delusional? Have been single for. Single for several. Single. I've been single for years. Is it my time to shine? Much love.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, you need no con, man. Listen, you got to walk in that thing with confidence, man. We could tell you that. That come from within, man. What you talking about, man? You better, man. What's. Man, what's up? What's her name?

[Shannon Sharp]

I gotta tell you what the rose barks birthday Ojo. Will you take one of Rose Park? You want to see you walking there with three legs. Oh, that's him. That's my dude. That's my bad.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, you know, 100, man. He tried, he tried. He trying to go from home plate to first base. He asking for advice. You can't get.

[Shannon Sharp]

I'm at the plate. I'm trying to hit it over the fence. Hey, I'm trying to hit it over the fence.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You know, baby step, baby step. The man say you've been single for a minute. As he's. He's saying she's been giving him signs, so he's unsure. He's unsure of himself. You got to go for that. And you can't go all Timid and shy. You gotta. You got to be confident in your approach. In your approach. Like, what's up? You know, I've been thinking, I'm thinking you've been giving me signs.

[Shannon Sharp]

How you doing? Yeah, how you doing?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I'm not sure how to take notice signs. So I would, I would appreciate if you would be a little, A little bit more direct. Because if you're interested in me, I'm interested in you. And I would love to see where it can go. Listen, we can go, you know, breakfast, a lunch, you know, depending on your schedule. I'm here for you. So what would you like to do? We can exchange numbers. I give you my Instagrams, my Twitter.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, I guess that's the new thing now. You exchange. You only change the number. You exchange Instagrams now with.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yo, it depends. It depends on, on how efficient he wants to be. If you, if you really about your business, you need to get all three. Get. Matter of fact, get a Facebook too.

[Shannon Sharp]

Matter of fact, get an email, man, these youngers on Facebook.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I don't, man, I don't know. I don't got. I don't got no Facebook.

[Shannon Sharp]

I mean, I got it, but somebody else had that. I don't know nobody no Facebook.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ouch. I don't know.

[Shannon Sharp]

Hey, bro, you got people be messaging us on Facebook all the time. Jordan, don't be turning over the info. All of you talking about, hey, hey, boss, you mind if I take the rest of the day off? Hey, now all of a sudden you wanna, you don't check my, my Facebook and now you want the day off? Something ain't right. Something fishy about that. Michael said me and my girl of 10 years broke up tonight. Damn, bro, I've been there. 10 years is a long time. Yeah, a decade. Yeah, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, I'm, I, I'm. Honestly, I'm. I'm sick of these breakups, man.

[Shannon Sharp]

It happened though, Josh, man. I mean, yeah, but they don't, you.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Know, it don't have to happen. We need that. We need to find a solution on how to fix this stuff.

[Shannon Sharp]

Well, that's what people that's been married for an extremely long time, they choose to stay married because it's easy. It's just as easy to stay married as it is to break up.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Wait a minute, hold on, hold on. People choose to.

[Shannon Sharp]

People choose to stay married.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You got, you gotta work.

[Shannon Sharp]

You work through whatever problem that may arise. Ostro, you work through it or you attempt to work through it. You don't say effort at the first Sign of trouble at the first time where there's a disagreement. Now people just say, hey, man, I'll start all over. There's somebody there better than me. I ain't gonna do this.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, let me write that down. And write that down. Right. I'm gonna tell. I'm gonna take this to my therapist. Yeah, I like. I like that. I like that. I like that. Matter of fact, hold on. You know, I got something I want to tell you, too. Now that you. Now that you. On that topic, I had some. I had something. I had to. I had to tell you. It was real. Was real good, too. Hey, young dude. 10 years. And now y'all no longer together, right? Always remember, the game ends when the king fails, not when a pawn takes your queen or whether the queen leaves. A man doesn't lose value because a woman has betrayed him. She only removed herself from the game. The king always moved with strategy, not emotion. Now, you take with that what you will. It's a little poem I wrote back in. Back in 92, and it still resonates.

[Shannon Sharp]

I think Ocho is just. Here's the thing with relationships, it's always tough. The breakup is always tough.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharp]

If you're not the one that wants to get broken up with. See, if you want to do. To break it up, it's easy. Hey, I'm done. This ain't working for me. But when you want to be that right. And. But at the end of the day, if they're not trying to hear that. Ocho, I can't be. I'm not finna beg you.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharp]

Be with me.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Right, right, right. Right. Now, listen, I ain't gonna run after you now. I might. I might jog a little bit.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, I might. I might. I. You know, but, hey, it's. It's. We talked about it last night with Junior, you know? You know that there are times and that pain and being in that fetal position and understanding that hurt that comes.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, for sure.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Something that was a intricate part of your daily routine. And having that. Having that gone, it can be rough. It can be rough, regardless. And I don't care how much pride and how much ego you got, you know? Hey, well, I don't wish that. I don't wish that pain on nobody, man.

[Shannon Sharp]

Ocho, if it doesn't hurt, you didn't care enough. I'm not telling what somebody told me. I'm telling you what I know, because I invest a lot in whatever I do. So that's why when I lost, it hurt. Me, that's why I had to go home. I couldn't be around people because I know what I put into that game. Not just the game that week, but I know what I did that off season. When you're in a relationship and you know what you put into it to make this work and all of a sudden it doesn't and that person doesn't want to be with you, that is hurt.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, you know what? You know what the most important part you just said is? The fact that you invest in something and you don't get the, you don't get the return on said investment. You can't get that back. And then that individual doesn't want to be with you anymore. And then you start knowing. Then you start questioning yourself. So I'm looking in the mirror. Well, shit, what the fuck wrong with me? Look at me. Look at this. Who don't like this chocolate?

[Shannon Sharp]

And what hurts sometimes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, talk to me now.

[Shannon Sharp]

Is that at as this thing is starting to fray. They give you the worst of themselves, but immediately give somebody else the best of themselves. I do it, Ocho. Stop. Ocho. I'm done. I'm done, Ocho. I'm done. I ain't get. Hey, I'm done with this. I'm done. Let's, let's just move on, Ocho. Let's just move on. Let's just move on, Ocho. Let's move on.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, you talk, Were you talking tonight? You talking tonight? So when things are ending, they give you the worst of themselves and give the new person the benefit of the doubt and they get the best version of them. Boy, if you had a hundred dollars right now, boy, right now you can, you can have my whole savings account.

[Shannon Sharp]

What, bro? Hey, look, Ocho, I know I joke a lot and, and, and, but I've had, I spent a lot of time by myself and analyzing. I'm very self analytical. I, I look at and I analyze things and I see things for what they truly are. But come on, come on.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Creflo. Shark.

[Shannon Sharp]

They call me creflo. No dollars. But, but, but that. I think that's what really hurts.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharp]

And, and that's why like a lot of times, Ocho, like when you leave a relationship, you really have to, you really have to like, let it go. You have to like, I don't, you know, I, I can't follow because I, I, I, I've been that, Ocho. I know because I broke it up with people and gave them the worst of me and immediately gave somebody else the best. I'VE I've done it. Because I'm not telling you what somebody's told you told me. I'm telling you what I know. And I'm telling you how human nature is. And so that's. And I remember. And I'm thinking to myself, the way you are now, Shannon, why couldn't you be like that? Then take your time. It's tough, boy. It's tough. It's tough, man. I remember it like yesterday.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Come on, take your time.

[Shannon Sharp]

I mean, look. And this is really the first time I remember my homeboy, he called. He said, homeboy, how you doing? I said, man, I ain't good.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh.

[Shannon Sharp]

He said, homeboy, he said, I know you will never. You would never ask me to, but if you need me to, I'll call on you on your behalf. When somebody. When somebody that's close to you and they say, I'm willing to extend myself, I'm willing to extend my name on behalf of you. And then my sister. I remember talking to my sister, and she would always send me things every morning. Every morning when I wake up, because obviously she's on the East Coast, I'm in la. So by the time I get up at, you know, I was getting up because I had to be to work at 4, Ocho. So I'm getting up at 3:15, because I got to take the dogs out, let them do what they need to do. I need to take a shower, and I need to get to work. So she would always send me these things. And I remember getting home and I was about to go to bed. I was about to take a nap after the show, and I remember she called me and she said, how you doing? I said, I might. I said, I'm all right. But she said, shannon. It was quiet. He said. She said, how long you been, Shannon? I said, all my life. She said, you've been big, you've been strong, you've been resilient, you've been loving, you've been caring. Cause this woman exit your life. You still gonna be sh. Don't let this situation change. You're still gonna be my baby brother, and I'm still gonna love you. And it was obviously my homeboys, Bucket and Burns, they called and they checked on me, but it was my brother and sister, because, like, they. Like my mother and father, even though we brothers and sisters is the relationship that we have. And then when I remember. And this. When this. When it really dawned on me, Ocho, that I was really in a dark place.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yes, sir.

[Shannon Sharp]

And my brother's never said this before, and he's never said this to me since.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Take your time.

[Shannon Sharp]

He said, if you need me, I'll come out there. I'm a. At the time. How old am I? I'm 2006. So I'm 48. Mm, yeah, 48. 49. About to be 40. I was 49, right. He said, if you need me, I'll come out there. That's when it really dawned on me. I was like, damn, he really worried.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharp]

My brother really. He had never shown me. Now, I know later after talking to him, he's been other situations that he's been worried about me, but he never. But he never let me know that he was worried. That was the first time in 49 years that I could see. I could tell that he was worried. Man. I remember as I was thinking, I was like, man, what the heck?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, you snap. You snapped it by her.

[Shannon Sharp]

Call my sister. I said, hey, I'm good. Told my brother. I said, I'm good.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

How long it took, though.

[Shannon Sharp]

How long it took me, Took me a while. L. This happened October, November, December, January, February, March. Told me about six, seven months, though.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

God damn.

[Shannon Sharp]

It did, Ocho. It did. It did. But hey, sunshine follows rain, Ocho. I'm better for it. And I look back, there are some things that I could. I would, had, had, had I not. Did that relationship not dissolved. I'm not here because I turned away a lot of things right? Because I didn't want to be away from home, because I didn't want to be away from her. Because, you know, she. Well, I need to go make, you know, I'm turning down 50, $75,000 gigantic because she's not comfortable. Her people have. Well, he's. Why does he want to be with you? She started to believe, like, yeah, why do you want to be with me? You're there. You can have this, that, that. I factored all that in when I decided to be with you.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Come on now.

[Shannon Sharp]

Do you not think about that? Then why is it an issue now?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Where's the appreciation?

[Shannon Sharp]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Shannon Sharp]

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[Fred Warner]

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[Hoda Kotb]

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[Shannon Sharp]

Stop worrying about why I chose you. I did. Why is unimportant, right? Because in this situation, Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharp]

I'm who I am and you are who you are. But should I not love you just the same? Should I feel differently because you don't have this name, you don't have this title? I'm just. I was, I was. I was confused about why she felt that way. Why I hate when women ask me, you can have anybody. Why me? You know what? Now that I think about it, I promise you, go try to find one of them, anybody's and leave you to elf alone because you're unsure of yourself, which is going to make you unsure of us. And then long as there's doubt in your mind, you're never going to be able to fully give yourself to me. But like you just said earlier, God don't make no mistakes. Haiti, 1987. Chad, will you grow your hair back? Love you guys, man. Thanks for all the relationship and financial advice.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I mean, what I. What I will do as far as growing my hair back. If I go into campus. Campus. About three months. I'm looking forward to beating the out of Keith Lee. I'm not sure we can schedule that fight. But when I do go into a fight camp, I will, I will grow my hair out. Won't cut it. Look, scruffy, I won't cut it till fight night. So at whatever point this comes into fruition because he done, he done. He didn't wrote a. He didn't wrote the check his ass can't cash.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, but you know, sometimes, Ocho, when you're dealing with. When you're dealing with situations and we'll get back to this. Yeah. Those shoes. Is that a lot of times it's the outside? Because when I was in college, all her girlfriends was in her ear, right? Oh, he ate this. I was like, do you understand why you over there? And I ain't round him out? I said, but, you know your girl's trying to holler at me, right? Hey.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What? Hey.

[Shannon Sharp]

What? Why they telling you you shouldn't be with him? I don't know what you see in him. They the same ones when they catch me and you not around. They asking the Same I'm saying to myself, they asking the same questions. Why you with her? You can do so much better. Hey, but okay, I said, you're gonna let them talk you right out of relationship.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah. And matter of fact, you know what? You know. You know what's funny? Is the one doing all the talking or why are you with him? You ever noticed they always single?

[Shannon Sharp]

Yes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Always notice they don't never had nobody.

[Shannon Sharp]

Or they misery love company.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yes. And they. They bouncing from pillar to post or they bouncing from dick to dick, but they want you in the same situation they in.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No consistency. Nobody you can depend on consistently. Come here. Live water. You know? Well, you know what? I know he always gonna be there for me no matter what.

[Shannon Sharp]

And guess what? Why they talk about. I don't know why. I guarantee you right now they'll switch positions with you, but they don't know why. Why you want to be with him, but they'll switch positions with you and be with him. I don't know why women like that. I ain't never been in those situations. Hey, bro, that's who you want to be with. Take off.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah. Yeah. Enjoy it. Enjoy it, enjoy it. Enjoy it.

[Shannon Sharp]

I ain't gonna let you. I ain't gonna let you. I ain't gonna let you, you know, mess over my boy. Now, if I see something, oh, I'm.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Telling you gotta say something. You gotta say, okay, you can't.

[Shannon Sharp]

Don't do it. It ain't what you think. It's exactly what I think. So whatever you think. I think. I'm thinking. That's what I'm thinking. And I'm gonna tell him. That's what I thought.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah. Yeah. Don't. Don't leave me blind. Don't. Don't leave him blind. Don't do that.

[Shannon Sharp]

Yeah, I never switching shoes regular. Those. Those straight track. I. Look, I bought a pair of the big baller because I'm. I'm a support. I'm a Lamar fan.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I bought a pair, too.

[Shannon Sharp]

I love. I love the fact that the way he. I love the way. The fact that he came for his boys. I love the fact that he and his wife Tina, he been rock solid. You know, she went through her little medical issue. He was right there by her side. He never wavered, and he love. He loves his family. And I can respect that and I can appreciate that. But I mean, at the end of the day, Ocho, you like the mind of the. You know, I think Lonzo, I think Zo really feel that that might have had an impact on his career and might have prohibited him from becoming what he could have become. Because, Ocho, three years is a long time away from, especially a professional sport. That's a long, long time. Hey, we know you're a busy man. You too, Ocho. But on your days off from First Take, do you stay tuned in to some of the hot debates or watch any. No, I don't. I don't watch it. I don't watch. I don't watch any of that. I do not. Because you got to think about it. We, Ocho and I, we go five days a week. I'm doing two days a week of first take, and sometimes I take two episodes of Club Shay. The days that I'm off, I'm looking at stuff that we could possibly talk about, right on Nightcap. I'm trying to find out, okay, who do I think my listening audience, my viewing audience would like to see me sit down and have a conversation with? So I don't know. I don't watch. I don't watch any. I don't watch any. If it's not a sporting events. No, I don't watch any debate. I don't watch First Take when I'm not old. I don't watch anything else when I'm not on. I'm just trying to be the best I possibly can. I know what's expected of me when I show up. I know what Stephen A, you know, gave me the opportunity. I'm forever indebted to him for that. But I know what they expect to get from me, and I'm not going to disappoint them. But that's how I am. Even when my time was. Because when we first started, Ash, didn't they used to have somebody to fill in us undisputed? And then they didn't. We just went totally dark. I didn't watch. I didn't. I don't. I don't watch. But Darkborn said Detroit probably has the best team in the nfc, if not the NFL. How scary could be if Hutchinson hadn't gotten hurt. Yeah, Hutchinson, Hutch was. Hutch was good.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Very good.

[Shannon Sharp]

Very. Yeah. But he's on his way to being, you know, he was, you know, he had, what, six sacks in the first four or five games? He was on his way to being a serious defensive player of the year candidate. And hopefully he can come back next year 100% healthy and pick up where he left off. But they're getting great production from Zadarius Smith. Zadarius is a professional. Go get the Quarterback guy, that's what he is. He can rush from either side. Got great moves, he got great tenacity. I like, I like, I like Z a lot. And so hopefully they can, they can put it together. But that, that back end is going to have to get, they're gonna have to get a little better Ojo because you don't want, you don't. And here's the thing with it. You can't let it come down to a call one way or another and have it impact the game right when you leave it, when you a, when you leave it, it's a three point game, it's a five point game or you down and you trying to get the ball back. The last thing you want to do is to do something dumb. That's the last thing that you want to do. But they look good right now. They look really good. Kimber Norwood Jr. Said, if the Bears need a coach, I think it should be Ben Johnson because he's a great one. Yeah, that's a good, like Ben going into the division.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I like Ben. You know, listen, if you can't get Ben Shanahan is next, next, the next big thing. You know, I think Ben could do wonders for, for Caleb Williams. He can do wonders for DJ Moore and Keenan Allen and commit. But again with his creativity and having DeAndre Swift, I'm not saying, you know, Jameer Gibbs and Montgomery, but he's good, he's good at what he does and you know, at the running back position, he can catch out the backfield as well. So with, with Ben Johnson's creativity, I think they will, they will be just fine. Or Shanahan. Either one. You can't go wrong either way, right?

[Shannon Sharp]

NFL MATCHUP HIGHLIGHTS said. What's up Uncan Ocho Just want to say thanks for the shout out. I made the video edit of Sterling vs Dion and I saw you guys posted on Nightcap IG story. I feel like I made it. Appreciate that bro. Did a great job of that. My brother obviously has the ultimate respect. He's a year old. He got into the league at 89. Time came in at 90. They had some great matchups. Time has always had a very, had a fondness for my brother. He's always appreciated his work ethic and how he played, how he approached the game. My brother feels the exact same way. It's always great when I see those guys get together and reminisce about the battles that they had, but it's great. That's one thing I can say about time. Like I know him on a different level and it's funny how people perceive him and then when you know him on a different level, it's funny. But. But yeah, I appreciate that, man. We appreciate that and thanks for letting us use it. Marcos Angeles said. Hey, uncle no Cho, Love the show. Could you do me a solid and shout me out? I turned 31 today. Any advice for a 31 year old? Hey, Marco, appreciate that. Thank you for your support. Thanks for watching. Thanks for listening. Yeah, 31. Keep living. Now, the thing is, you need to be a better man you were today than you were yesterday. And so we have this conversation next year or five years from now, I want you to be able to tell me how you've improved as a man, both professionally and individually, and that you a lot, you are exactly where you thought you would be. No, as a matter of fact, you're further than you thought you would be because that's what progress is about. Congratulations. Happy birthday. Happy 31st birthday, man. That's it, Ocho. That is it. That concludes this episode of Nightcap. Thank you guys for watching us after Thursday night football game as you watch the Detroit Lions beat the Green Bay packers, their division rivals, by the score of 34 to 31. The Lions are not 12 and 1. The packers fought at 9 and 4. But it was a very good ball game. I think everybody got something out of this ball game. I think this is a far cry from some of the Thursday night games that we've had in the past, but this was a very good ball game. And thank you guys for spending your time with us after the game. Thank you for joining us for another episode of Nightcap. Y'all know me. I'm your favorite uncle, Shannon Sharp. That's Liberty City's own Bingo's ring of fame honoree. A pro bowler at all Pro. That's Chad Ochocinco Johnson. Just call him Ocho. Please make sure you hit that subscribe button. Please make sure you hit that like button. Tell family, friends and loved one to do the same. Subscribe and like. Guys, make sure you subscribe to the Nightcap podcast feed wherever you get your podcast from. Thank you. Our viewing audience, our listening audience, thank you for your support. It really means a lot to Ocho and I and everybody that's associated with the Nightcap family. Go check out Shade by La Portier. The holidays are upon us. We want you to have a very joyous holiday. What better way to celebrate than with a bottle of Shade by La Portier? If you can't find it in a city or state near you. Just order it and we'll ship it directly to your home and you will have it before the holidays. And please, please drink responsibly. Please go follow my media company page on all of his platforms. That's Shade, Shape Media and my clothing company, eighty four. Our newest release just dropped. We've got shirts and sweats. We've also released some stocking stuffers, beanies, koozies and mugs. Quantities are limited so please make sure you grab yours while supplies last. And before we wrap, pre sale tickets for the super bowl show in New Orleans, our first tour stop, go on sale tomorrow at noon Eastern. Because we value each and every one of our loyal listeners and viewers, we wanted to give you the guys the code first right now. Ojo tell the people at home what the code is.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

People at home, people in the chat 12:00. The code for pre sale tickets is NSFW. Again, that's NSFW. The code for pre sale tickets tomorrow.

[Shannon Sharp]

At 12:00pm that's right, NSFW. Thank you for watching another episode of Nightcap. I'm your favorite uncle Shannon Sharp. That's Ocho. We'll see you Saturday for College Championship week where the SEC, the Big 12 ACC and the Big 10 all have their conference championship games. We'll see you after those wraps. I'm Unc, he's Ocho. See you Saturday. The volume.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Shannon Sharp]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Savannah Guthrie]

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[Shannon Sharp]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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