Nightcap - Hour 2: Unc, Ocho, and Iso Joe react to the Top 10 receivers of the 2000s and Saquon is the cover athlete of Madden 26!

Summary

Club Shay Shay: Nightcap - Hour 2 Summary Released on June 3, 2025

Hosts:

• Shannon Sharpe – NFL legend, 3x Super Bowl champion, Pro Football Hall of Fame member
• Chad Ochocinco Johnson – Former NFL wide receiver
• Joe Johnson – Influencer and co-host
• ISO Joe – Basketball analyst

Episode Overview:
In this engaging episode of Club Shay Shay, Shannon Sharpe teams up with Chad Ochocinco Johnson and Joe Johnson to dissect ML Football’s "Top 10 Receivers of the 2000s" list. The discussion heats up with passionate debates over player rankings and the inclusion of beloved stars. Additionally, the hosts delve into the controversial topic of Saquon Barkley being featured as the cover athlete for Madden NFL 26, examining the legitimacy of the so-called "Madden Curse." Throughout the episode, listeners are treated to lively banter, insightful analyses, and entertaining segments that highlight the camaraderie and deep football knowledge of the hosts.

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1. Top 10 Receivers of the 2000s

Timestamp: 02:19 – 11:17

Chad Ochocinco Johnson kicks off the segment by unveiling ML Football’s list of the top 10 NFL receivers from the 2000s:

1. Randy Moss
2. Marvin Harrison
3. Torrey Holt
4. Chad Ochocinco
5. Hines Ward
6. Steve Smith Sr.
7. Reggie Wayne
8. Isaac Bruce
9. Anquan Boldin
10. Calvin Johnson

Debate Highlights:

• Shannon Sharpe challenges the list, arguing for the inclusion of himself over other players.

  • [03:00] Shannon remarks, “I love Vanquan and what he did for the game, but at some point, Calvin Johnson has to be on there somewhere as well.”

• Chad Ochocinco defends the list but admits the difficulty in ranking legends like Larry Fitzgerald and Calvin Johnson.

  • [04:00] Chad states, “Derrick Mason should be on there, too. Now, I don't think people understand. D. Mace Put in some work, man.”

• The hosts engage in friendly trash talk, reminiscing about past games and individual performances.

  • [05:00] Shannon boasts, “I'm gonna put... I just told you. You know, when we talk about numerical order, right? Doesn't everything start with zero?”

• The discussion underscores the subjective nature of ranking players and the different criteria used, such as performance, impact, and entertainment value.

Notable Quotes:

• Shannon Sharpe [03:26]: “I love Vanquan and what he did for the game, but at some point, Calvin Johnson has to be on there somewhere as well.”

• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [06:31]: “We beat him 37-0 in 2000. I scored twice.”

• Shannon Sharpe [25:18]: “I like that. I like that. I should have been higher, though. I should have mattered.”

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2. Saquon Barkley as Madden NFL 26 Cover Athlete & The Madden Curse

Timestamp: 20:16 – 25:22

Chad Ochocinco brings up Saquon Barkley’s selection as the Madden NFL 26 cover athlete, sparking a discussion on the infamous Madden Curse.

Key Points:

• Past Precedents:

  • Christian McAffrey was the cover athlete for Madden NFL 25, which coincided with various injuries in his career.
  • Patrick Mahomes followed suit with Madden NFL 27.

• Debate on the Curse’s Validity:

  • Chad Ochocinco compares Saquon’s situation to past cover athletes, questioning if the curse has any real impact.

    • [20:27] Chad remarks, “This is the second straight year a running back has been on the cover of Madden.”

  • Shannon Sharpe remains optimistic about Saquon’s resilience and ability to avoid major injuries.

    • [21:05] Shannon asserts, “Saquon is safe. There have been players that have had small injuries, nothing where they missed a lot of time.”

Notable Quotes:

• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [20:23]: “Saquon Barkley's iconic reverse hurdle is the COVID of Madden NFL 26.”

• Shannon Sharpe [21:13]: “I just got to focus on getting better myself. And I feel like everyone in this locker room feels the same way. If I go out there and play better than I did last year, then it doesn't matter what goes on anywhere else.”

• Shannon Sharpe [25:18]: “That's my quarterback.”

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3. Cookout Must-Haves: Rough Draft Segment

Timestamp: 44:36 – 54:12

The hosts introduce a fun and interactive segment called "Rough Draft," where they brainstorm essential items for a perfect cookout.

Discussion Highlights:

• Participants:

  • Joe Johnson: Starts with "Ribs."
  • Shannon Sharpe: Adds "Chicken."
  • Chad Ochocinco: Lists "Hamburgers" and "Potato Chips."

• Banter and Competition:

  • Shannon and Ochocinco engage in light-hearted competition over who can list more must-have items without repeating.

Notable Quotes:

• Joe Johnson [45:27]: “Cook out. Ribs.”

• Shannon Sharpe [46:03]: “Some kind of dessert.”

• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [50:05]: “Hey, name an item that you bring to the cookout. Ain't nobody gonna say no grill.”

• Shannon Sharpe [52:08]: “I got... I got excited.”

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4. Spello Cinco: Spelling Challenge

Timestamp: 54:36 – 75:55

In the "Spello Cinco" segment, the hosts test each other’s spelling prowess with challenging words.

Game Mechanics:

• The hosts take turns spelling complex words, with minimal assistance allowed.
• Shannon Sharpe demonstrates impressive spelling skills but faces playful jabs from Chad Ochocinco and Joe Johnson when mistakes occur.

Highlights:

• Words like "pneumonia," "Sagittarius," "coulrophobia," and "procrastinating" challenge the hosts.
• Shannon Sharpe’s determination contrasts with Chad Ochocinco’s competitive edge.

Notable Quotes:

• Shannon Sharpe [55:22]: “P, N, E, M, O, N, I, A. Pneumonia.”

• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [57:16]: “Coulrophobia is the fear of clowns.”

• Shannon Sharpe [59:45]: “P, R, O, C, R, A, S, T, I, N, A, T, E. Procrastinate.”

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5. Dunk on Unc: Basketball Trivia

Timestamp: 75:59 – 91:46

Dunk on Unc is a fast-paced trivia segment focusing on basketball history and records.

Game Highlights:

• Questions cover NBA Finals records, such as quadruple-doubles and stolen plays.
• The hosts compete to answer correctly, leading to humorous exchanges when incorrect answers are given.

Notable Quotes:

• Shannon Sharpe [69:04]: “Who was the first player in NBA history to record a quadruple double in the finals game?”

• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [73:26]: “Nate Thurman didn't win Finals MVP; it was Jerry West in 1979.”

• Shannon Sharpe [74:27]: “The answer is Isaiah Thomas.”

• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [75:14]: “You spelled Dyslexia as D Y S Lexia.”

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6. Q&A Segment

Timestamp: 75:55 – 91:46

The episode concludes with a lively Q&A session where the hosts address listener questions and share personal anecdotes.

Discussion Topics:

• Trade Scenarios:

  • Hypothetical trades involving Kevin Durant and their implications on team dynamics.

• Team Performance:

  • Analysis of the Detroit Lions' prospects after losing key players like center Ragnow and coordinators.

• Personal Stories:

  • Chad Ochocinco shares the story of his stolen 84 chain and reflects on his early career challenges.

• Fan Interactions:

  • Stories about playing against notable NBA players like Vince Carter and reflections on college sports.

Notable Quotes:

• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [78:35]: “If you don't think they’re gonna give up the number one overall pick for KD, you’re mistaken.”

• Joe Johnson [84:29]: “Man, listen, we started off my first year here, man. We started off 3 and 27, man.”

• Chad Ochocinco Johnson [83:56]: “I wore my chain all during the actual game. I felt it pop.”

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Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Throughout this episode, Shannon Sharpe, Chad Ochocinco Johnson, and Joe Johnson blend their extensive football knowledge with entertaining segments and personal stories. Their passionate debates over the Top 10 receivers of the 2000s and the discussion surrounding Saquon Barkley’s Madden cover highlight their deep engagement with the sport. Interactive segments like Rough Draft and Spello Cinco showcase their playful rivalry and rapport, making the episode both informative and highly entertaining.

Final Noteworthy Quote:

• Shannon Sharpe [84:51]: “And it's part Collins said. How do y' all think the Lions are going to do this year now that we lost our center like we lost our coordinators?”

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Transcript

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[Joe Johnson]

The Volume.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

ML football released their top 10 receivers in the 2000s. Number one, Randy Moss. Number two to number three, Marvin Harrison. Number four, Big Game Tory Holt. Number five, the greatest entertainer of all time, Chad Ochocin. Number six Hines Ward, number seven, Steve Smith Sr. Number eight, Reggie Wayne, number nine, Reverend Ike Isaac Bruce, number 10, Anquan. Bolden. God. Hold on. What year did I. Hold on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Where last. Fitzgerald.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey. Yep. Listen, Calvin Johnson. Hold on, hold on. There was an argument about this earlier. Earlier all day on Twitter, obviously on my timeline, because I said, hell, f that, Take me out and put Andre Johnson now. The whole thing. Also, I love Vanquan and what he did for the game, but at some point, Calvin Johnson has to be on there somewhere as well.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What about Larry Fitzgerald catches in football?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I said Larry Fitzgerald has to be there as well, but then people said it's the 2000s, so. The 2000s. I think Megatron only got maybe three years, because I think he came in and I forgot what year he got drafted. I think he came in. He only had three years. Of how many years.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

How many years was. How many years was Larry Fitzgerald behind Anquan? Cause I think Fitz was, like, one year behind Anquan.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, it's some other shit. Derek Mason. Derek. Derrick Mason should be on there, too. Now. I don't think people understand. D. Mace Put in some work, man.

[Joe Johnson]

Where that man Julio Jones at, man?

[Shannon Sharpe]

We talking about 2000s, though.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Julio Anquan was 2003 then.

[Joe Johnson]

What, you say Julio wasn't in the 2000s?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, no, Julio came in. In 20. 2011.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He came in 2011.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Him and AJ Green. Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, I like it. I like it. I should have been higher, though. I should have matters.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, who are you replacing? You replacing Boss Tio Marvin or Torrey Holt?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Like, just off entertainment alone? I'm number one.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Who you were taking out?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm gonna put. I just told you.

[Joe Johnson]

You gonna put you in.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You know, when we talk about numerical order, right? Doesn't everything start with zero?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, it starts with one.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay, but before one is zero, who.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Zero is at the bottom. Zero. You ain't zero. You don't want to be zero.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm gonna be zero. So it's me, then, then Tio, then Moss, then whatever order you want to do.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You know zero is a negative number, right?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, hey, listen, I. I was. I was gonna have a quick comeback, but I missed it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I think you. I think you want to be. So if we. Hey, so we gotta take. We gonna take out malls?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, hell no. Hell, why we ain't taking off your boy? That's why. I specifically said entertainment and fun value only. I'm. I'm. I'm at the top. That's it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

But that. Hey, that was a good list. I Very fortunate enough that I. I was. I saw all these guys. I saw all these guys. Yeah. Randy T. Marvin played against Randy. I. I never played against T. Played against Marvin, played against Hope, played against Ocho. I'm trying to think, was Hines on? What was Hines getting? Hines was on that team in 98. Hey, I know he's on that team in 2001.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, Unc, tell Joe what I did to y' all when we played y' all.

[Joe Johnson]

Unc, that's what I was gonna ask.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Nothing. Loss.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on.

[Joe Johnson]

Who had a big game?

[Shannon Sharpe]

What I did to y' all when we played y' all, huh?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I wasn't there. Did you come out in Baltimore?

[Shannon Sharpe]

In Baltimore, when we played y' all, what I did to you?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I think you better had, like, three, four catches.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Come on, man. But. And how many TDs?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

How many catches did Ojo have in 2001 against us? Cause we beat the hell.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Get. Hey, pull them numbers up, Ash.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You was no hundy. That's for sure.

[Shannon Sharpe]

2001, that was my rookie year. That's okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay. You was up there talking like you had 250.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, I mean, I bet. How much I had, Ash? How much I had?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What do you have, Ash? 55, 60 yards?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Nah, I had about 230.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, he didn't play the Baltimore game against us.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, I did.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I think you might have caught a touchdown against us in 2002.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I sure did.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's what I was doing. That was at Denver then. But we beat him out, though.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh. Oh, you were gone.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh. You had seven targets, three catching for 28 yards against us. What I have. What I have, Ash.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, that boy was skating out there, huh? What?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Against Baltimore. Oh, you do realize. Ooh. Y' all didn't even score.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You did.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, hold on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I ain't score.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It was zero. Y' all had zero.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Wait, what was this?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Since you like zeros, y' all had that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Wait, hold on, hold on. What year?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

This was 2001.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I played.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yep. Seven targets, three catches, 28 yards. What I have. I thought I had me a tub. A sweet tub.

[Shannon Sharpe]

What happened to the other five catches? I ain't catch them.

[Joe Johnson]

Well, ain't something wrong with y' all.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. Cause I.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, first of all, that was four targets. I mean. Cause I said you had seven targets. You had three catches.

[Joe Johnson]

So?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

So it wasn't five. You and math didn't do too good. That was four. You didn't Catch.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, no, no. I ain't dropped no balls. Now, that's one thing I ain't do. I ain't dropped the money. I ain't. I ain't dropping the money. My hand. My hands was like goo. You hear me?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And a tub.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, I scold.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

In 2001, I scold. Oh, that was 2000. Oh, I had three targets, three catches, 32 yards. Okay? You see the difference? Three targets, three catches.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, you played. You. Hold on, hold on. You got to understand what defense I was going against. This was the Baltimore Ravens, man. Like, I ain't really. I ain't really get y' all.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, no, you didn't get the 2000 basic Ravens defense. You got the 01 defense.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Y' all wasn't missing too many pieces. Now. Y' all wasn't missing too many.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, what he do? What'd he do the second time? Cause that was the home game, I think there. What'd he do it. Cause I think he had a touchdown. He might have had a touchdown the. The. The second time we played them.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, what you mean? Every time I play, all I'm going sco. Now that's what I'm going do.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, you didn't. You had little.28 measly yards. You ain't even average the first down to catch.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on. That's my rookie year. They were just introducing me to y' all. You know, when you first meet somebody, Joe.

[Joe Johnson]

Yeah, I know.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I want to introduce y' all. They. They want to get. They didn't want to put.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, Joe. The first time y' all played, you had one target, no catches.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Damn. That's it. Oh, you know what? Cause, see, that's my rookie year, so they ain't really introduced me to y' all.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, that was the second time. That was in Cincinnati, wasn't it?

[Shannon Sharpe]

What happened? What happened? What happened? That game. What happened? What I did? What I did?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, Yeah. I had 12 targets, eight catches, 84.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay, we talked about.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You had one target, no catches. You. He was out there bull jiving.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, what year. What year was that?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

2001, the year you asked for.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's my rookie year.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What that gotta do with us?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay. What I did after that, though? What I did after.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I don't know. I wasn't there. I was in Denver. Okay? Now, you wanna see what we did in Denver? We played y' all in 2002. What did he do?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, what I did. You in Denver. Yeah, I know, I know.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I know. You lost. I didn't know I knew that. I don't know what the numbers. But you lost.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, what my numbers look like, Ash? What I did in Denver.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I think you caught a touchdown against Denver.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I think you caught a touchdown against Denver. That's what I do. I cast touchdowns.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

But we beat y' all.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay. We talk about from an individual standpoint, I can't control. I can't control the team.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No regular season. We played in 2003.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, yeah. What I did then. What I did then. Cause, hey, by the time 2003 came, Joe, like, I had fully arrived. Like, I was like.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I know. Okay, what was what he do? Cause that was car. I think if that was Carson, the year Carson was drafted.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, I agree.

[Joe Johnson]

Hey, hey, what year did you change your name, though, to Oo?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What year was that?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I forgot. I think maybe 2007. I just wondered if he'd have played.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

The Baltimore Ravens in 2000, would he made him change it back?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, hey, Joe, listen. I changed my name simply for marketing and branding purposes only.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's all. O. You had 10 targets, six catches, 95 yards and a touchdown.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ooh, that was me. That was me.

[Tom Brokaw]

Oh, me.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What happened? What would this go, Ash? 30 to 10 was the score, Joe, who won? Boy, stop.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, so I was the only one that scored?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yes. And it was late in the game when you scored.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It don't matter. Long as I got in there.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Sometimes.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Sometimes. Sometimes you gotta. When you go on a date, sometimes you don't. You know, you get the first base, sometime you get the second brace off.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, Joe, I don't want to tell nobody, but we had to call the dogs off. He scored with a minute left in the ball game. They were still throwing. Yes.

[Shannon Sharpe]

We a had no choice but to throw.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I don't know what you had. You had a choice. You had four quarters and you had time to do something before then. We beat the breaks off. You still.

[Joe Johnson]

You still celebrated on that one?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yeah. No, no, no, no. Listen, one thing I always did, Joe, is I never celebrated. Never did a celebration if we were losing, only if we were to tie the game or we scored first or was it a go up. Yeah, I didn't play like that.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, you ain't do no celebrating against the teams I was on. Who?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ocho, man, you lucky. Listen, you lucky we didn't cross paths, like, at the same time. Like, you was on the back end and I was coming in. If I played during your era, like during, man, I would have sauced y' all ass up.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I was like, oh, I'm good for having Tubs against Cincinnati. Kept it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But you have to understand. You have to understand, hey.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

We played what, 2000, dropped two. What we do in 2000? This before you got there, Ocho bit before you got there. We beat the brakes up y' all.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Though, yo, you have to understand how bad Cincinnati was back then. You gotta understand that, Joe.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's not fair.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

So y' all defense still suspect. I mean, y' all got some great offensive players. Yeah, with a. With Joe and Chase and Higgins. But that defense, damn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They only had one catch, though. Damn.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, my bad, Ocho. We beat y' all 37. Zero in 2000. I scored twice.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I scored twice. I already know that. I don't like. I don't like that.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

As a matter of fact, I lost Darryl Williams most. It.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, D Will. Hey, D. Will can hit, boy.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Not me. He tried to be in the end zone. He had to smell the deodorant, though. I'll make a smell the orange joke. They gonna smell the deodorant. Cause the referee gonna do that. I had about four catch. I had about four catches, about 50 yards. Two tubs, huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Damn, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Not a Cincinnati in 2000. No. You talk about. That's the first game I caught a touchdown. The first game, like a two yard.

[Joe Johnson]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Going to the game in Cincinnati, 37 nothing. That's when they knocked Ailey Smith. That's when Rob Bernett hit Aili Smith and knocked him out of the game. Y' all might have had like 40 yards that game. The hell you say? I caught two touchdowns that game. In 2000. I did play. Yeah. Yes, it is in 2000. Yeah. Let me. Let me. Lord have mercy. See, I'm saying as try to shortchange be my numbers. Joe, you talk about I ain't play. That's one thing I'm g know Ravens. Okay?

[Joe Johnson]

Get them right, man. Let them know, huh?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah. Ass try to shortchange me. We beat him 27. Seven. No, no, no, no, no, NO. Shella Sharp. Seven for 60. 66 and two touchdowns.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Against who?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

The Ravens. I ain't play y' all in 2000. That was. That was when. As a matter of fact, that's when Corey Dillon ran. Broke the record against the Broncos. He ran for 275. 276. Cause the record was Walter Payton. 275. Who broke OJ's record like 273. But don't worry about it, Ocho.

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[Tom Brokaw]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

I feel like I have to give.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You something in return for karma.

[Ryan Seacrest]

That's okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I don't really have much in my purse. Oh, let's see. Hand sanitizer. It's lavender.

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[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, I was that boy. But hey, Joe, you missed it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Saquon Barkley's iconic reverse hurdle is the COVID of the Madden NFL 26.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I just left Saquon. Huh? That's why I missed the sick.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hold on. This is the second straight year a running back has been on the COVID Christian McAffrey being the athlete on Madden NFL 25 that sparked the debate of the infamous Madden curse.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Once more, I be good.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

This is the first time a member of the Jacksonville Jag has been on the COVID of a Madden. I'll bet. As a person being hurdled. Damn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, the person getting hurdled. Hey, he got to be upset about that boy. He got to be upset about.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, yeah, he immortalized. He made the. That's like that Jordan push off. Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Russell.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yep.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, that wasn't no push off. He just. He just guided him a little bit out the way.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, he only. Yeah, that. What. He guided him. That's forever.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, it is, it is. I just. We just. We were at Geno's Steakhouse tonight and they turned it into Stay Quan Phillip Cheesesteak. It was really, really, really, really dope event. I was able to congratulate Saquon on being the COVID athlete. And we talked about the Madden curse. Josh Allen was on the COVID didn't get hurt.

[Joe Johnson]

When?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Not. Not too long ago, 20 years ago. Yeah, he didn't get hurt. Patrick Mahomes was on the COVID previously. He didn't get hurt. So I think Saquon is safe. There have been players that have had small injuries, nothing where they missed a lot of time. So I think we got to do it with the whole Madden curse thing. And Saquon is one that take care of his body. Doesn't really get hurt much. He has in the past, but recently he hasn't been hurt. I think he's going to be all right. And I honestly think there's a good chance that they might repeat. But being that the commanders have gotten better, being that Dallas has gotten better, you know, obviously adding George Pickens from an offensive standpoint, I'm not sure how they would look defensively. I'm excited. I'm excited to see what that NF in FC west look like.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Man, Ojo, y' all was good. God, y' all was terrible. Who O.J. y' all had 174 total yards that game.

[Shannon Sharpe]

What year was that?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

2000.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Cause that's what. They weren't throwing me the ball. Huh?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You wasn't even there.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, yeah, I wasn't there yet.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You better be glad you weren't there.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I mean, if I was, the outcome would have been different. I could tell you that.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, it wasn't.

[Joe Johnson]

You used to be out there raising hell when that ball don't come your way.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I think I might have maybe two instances like that one. It was a playoff game. We were playing the Steelers when Carson went down, I was very frustrated. So you have to get to production from somewhere. When a quarterback of that magnitude. Playbook. The playbook changes significantly when the second quarterback comes in. So at that point, now I'm feeling put me in positions to make up for not having him in.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And we weren't able to do that because we were playing the Steelers and the steelers that year, that 05 year, that def. That defense. Joe. Oh, my God. So I just wanted to be. I wanted them to stop allowing them to dictate what we want to do. Let's.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Y' all were gonna do nothing.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So outside of that, I was really frustrated. Joe. That was one time and it was another time. Oh, same game, Joe. I got mad in the same game where.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, that was the one. You was acting a fool in the locker room. Yeah, yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's what I just told Joey. Hey, Joe boy.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

See, now, I could have said something. See, I knew about this, but I ain't put him out there, Joe. Cause at that time, I was on cbs, and the word that came back to me. I say, you know what I'm saying?

[Shannon Sharpe]

But, you know, I'm not one of those. I. I don't have any problems, you know, Unc. You know, like the ball not coming. I be chilling, Joe. Just that game, the magnitude of the game, and you allowing them to dictate to us what we want to do.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You thought y' all was going to the super bowl, huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes, I promise you. Hey, Joe. All I needed was the ball, Joe. Just put him in the hand, Joe. And listen, I wasn't. I wasn't one of those guys that catching 120 and 130 passes a season. 90. Do you give me three or four balls a game?

[Joe Johnson]

I'm good.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Cause two of them. Oh, I'm finna get jiggy. I'm gonna get jiggy. I don't need a whole bunch of catches.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Graham, man. Shit, Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I would hurt.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Since we stayed on the Bengals, your quarterback, Joe Burrow, who has 4,918 passing yards, led the league, 43 touchdowns, led the league, said the Bengals would have made the playoff last year if he had played better. If I had played even better, we wouldn't have been in the spot where we were in. Well, that we were in. I just got to focus on getting better myself. And I feel like everyone in this locker room feel the same way. If I go out there and play better than I did last year, then it doesn't matter what goes on anywhere else.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I like that.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I'm glad he took that look.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's my quarterback.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Bill played well.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's my quarterback.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It was just. He had some costly turnovers at the most inopportune times. And, you know, when you playing catch up. Oo, yeah. Or you got the lead. Because that Baltimore game, the first time that y' all played there. Oo, yeah. Y' all had a lead. And he had some costly. He had a costly. He had a couple of costly turnovers.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, I like. I love Joe.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I like that. You know what? As the leader, that's what you're supposed to do.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, you got to say that. You got to say. And not very many will do that. Nope, not very many will do that. You know what? I don't like that. Joe said. I don't like that. He said he's tired of playing at the Ravens home field in primetime games because for me as a competitor, I love playing away. Ravens, Steelers, Browns, matter of fact, hell, I like playing away just in general, especially prime time. You mean I get to be in a chaotic environment and the whole world is watching. I like that. But for some reason. So I just, I don't like that he said that because it makes me feel as if he has an issue playing the Ravens in general.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Nah, he's got me on the. Let us get one of them. Let us get one of them on prime times. I mean, say you don't mind having the Bengals in prime time. Let them come to us in prime time.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. And listen, I wouldn't care. I like, I like, I like being prime time and playing in Baltimore. So I'm finna mean, I'm finna send you home with a loss and everybody got to see it. I mean, I'm look at it, I look at it differently.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Colorado coach Coach prime said he was hurt by reports that said his son Shadou was unprepared during the pre draft meetings with NFL teams. But he also isn't buying the validity of them. E it did hurt, but the Bible says God uses the foolish things to confound the wise. There are some foolish stuff that went on, but that gave them something that they needed, like that edge that Tom Brady had. It gave them that edge that you had. It gave them the edge that you have. Folks said we weren't going to be nothing, but we had to prove, prove them, had to prove that it gave him that edge that needed both of them. When you sit up there and say something like he went into the meetings unprepared, like, dude, Shador Sanders, who has had six different offensive coordinators who has the still function at a level every time we brought somebody in new and you're going to tell me he was unprepared, you're going to tell me he had on headphones. Anybody that knows my son understand, he's professional. He's going to go into the meeting with the headphones on. Y' all, come on now, listen, I.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Knew it was bull jive. I knew they were shucking and jiving when they said it when the report came out. Because when you go into a meeting like that with execs, with the high level, higher level folks at an organization, you go in there a certain way, you ain't gonna have your headphones on. You're gonna be prepared. You know, your coach and your father has already prepared you for that moment anyway. So what Are we talking about.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You know what? I bet they did? Ocho, he probably had the headphones around his neck.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And they told me he had them on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I bet you that's what he did.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Absolutely. But, you know, they're gonna change it up when it come out. Then you know the story gonna come out. Pretend like you just said, you know.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What, guys on our draft board, we didn't have him rated that high. We moved on. But to try to try to diminish the man, to try to come up with every excuse, like he's unprofessional, like, oh, he. Or he had, you know, his braggadocious.

[Shannon Sharpe]

What?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Who cares?

[Joe Johnson]

Yeah, I know they probably critiqued him a little. A lot harder than he did.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Of course, they did a little different. Yeah, absolutely.

[Joe Johnson]

Of course.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Of course. All I know is somebody threw through those 4,000 yards. All I knew is somebody had those 34, 35, 30. Why would. That many touchdowns he threw for. Somebody did that. Somebody inherited a 1 in 11 or 1 in 10 team, and within two years, they had won nine games and they were in a bowl game. All I know, he was the quarterback. I know Jackson State was better with it than they were before he got there. See, you was better with him than they were before he got there. Now, if he doesn't fit your program, Ocho, if somebody doesn't fit your program or doesn't fit you, it's okay. You don't have to say anything negative about said person, relationship or anything if they're not for you. Okay? But you ain't got to try to. You ain't got to try to dog them out to try to prop yourself up.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You ain't had to do that to that man.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And honestly, when it comes to the quarterback position, especially that team, specifically when it comes to picking quarterbacks, I mean, they been missing for a very long time anyway.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

They ain't pick nobody since Eli.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. So.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

So whoever said that, and. And the Browns, y' all ain't did much better. Let's be real. Y' all hadn't. Y' all really hadn't had a quarterback since Test Test Kozar in the supplemental draft in 84.

[Joe Johnson]

Hey, look, I think this is going to be good for him, though. Like I said, just a little stuff that I've seen. Uncle Ocho, it seemed like, you know, he got his head down and he working, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's all you can do.

[Joe Johnson]

I know that's it. And I think that's a good thing for him. I know I'm pretty Sure, he hears the whispers, but he keep his head down and keep working, man. Good things gonna happen for him. Cause the talent is there. It's oozing out of him. So, man, just keep going, bro.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Anybody that's gone through adversity understands this. Ocho. I was seventh round draft pick. They said I was gonna go somewhere between round one and three. And I looked at all them guys that went before me and a lot of guys that I had played with in the bowl game. Yeah, I went to the East West Shrine game. I was one of the few Division 2 guys that went to the. That went to a bowl. I went to the blue gray game. Back then, they used to have a blue gray game, Ocho, that played on Christmas Day. I was the only Division 2 guy, if I'm not mistaken, black college guy in that one. It was in Montgomery, Alabama.

[Joe Johnson]

Cole.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Then I go to the East West Shrine game. I really wanted to play the East West Shrine game because my brother played in that game. And not a whole lot of brothers combination played in bowl game. And so. And to see them guys, I'm like, man, you went to this place, you went to that place, bro, you'd have been the second or third receiver at Savannah State. I've been, oh, no, I'm being real.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I was like, right, right.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And I'm like, I'm just remember thinking, like, I remember calling my brother, said, spank, I'm better than all these dudes here. I said, I'm better than all them. I said, hell if I did. When we play tight end, I can play tight end, and I'm better than all these dudes right here. Draft come along, I go see him, you know, he go combine. Ocho, you know, you run the line and, you know, you catching and all that stuff. Hey, we ain't got no technique, Ocho. I'm just out there just raw talent.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Knowing if somebody give me an opportunity, like, somebody like, okay, teach me how to run routes. Okay. This foot up, this foot back. Okay. You know, 10, roll to 12, drop, you know.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I suspect, man, all them dudes I saw go back. Look at the wide receivers in my draft. Look at the titans in my draft. Oh, I. Oh, and every time I played against them work. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. For sure. For sure. They needed to know, oh, y' all got a little extra dollars, but y' all ain't gonna make money as long as me, right? Y' all about to be up out of here. So hopefully, Shador, like I said, there's immense pressure because if his last name is Dad, I had. Look, I came in two years after my brother. My brother was the first team off when I got drafted. My brother was first team off pro that year. He led the league in catches and yards. I know. Catches and touchdowns, right? No yard, yo. He led the league in catches and yards so bad, man. That's. Man, what. Why he. Why. Why he go to Savannah State, man? Why? He ain't no higher draft pick. Don't worry about that. You about to see, so. But I. I just. Don't, don't, don't. Y' all ain't gotta lie on the man If y' all don't. If you don't want something, Ocho, let's just say, okay, you go to a restaurant.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay. You ain't gotta. If you didn't like. If you don't like what they have, you ain't gotta say the restaurant bad without trying it. Just say what? They didn't have anything on the menu that I like. Yeah, cool, man. It was dirty. The service was this. And, man, the waitress, you know, she gave you an attitude. I asked for some water. This. She kissing the teeth. Come on, you ain't got to do all that, man. They really have anything on the menu that I like. So. But, hey, okay, cool. Move it along. But to try to do this to the man. Come on, now.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I know one thing. This was a blessing in disguise.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, yo, you and I both said it ain't. It ain't how high you go, it's.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Where you go and what you do when you get there and what you.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Do when you get there. That's it. But look, he. Look, his dad is preparing for this. Guess what? He's been Deion Sanders son longer than he hadn't been. He hadn't been anything but that.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And the funny thing, so the criticism.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Has always been there.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Always. Which is why he gonna be all right. He's been dealing with adversity and obstacles for a long time. Yes, very long time. So this is nothing new.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I just hate Ocho when people do stuff like that, Joe, you know what I'm saying? Like I said, if you don't think he fits your culture, say that. Cool. I got no problem with that. I ain't saying draft anybody that you don't think can be beneficial. But you don't have to come up with these excuses. Just say, hey, we didn't have him rated that high. We thought he was a day two selection.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Cool.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ain't got no problem with that, Ojo. Yeah, Got no Problem whatsoever. But it's the. Oh, the arrogance and, you know, the brashness and the jewelry. Guys have nil deals. Guys making three, four, five million dollars. Now, ain't nobody broke like we was when we came out of school.

[Joe Johnson]

It's a lot different.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, yeah.

[Joe Johnson]

But they gonna criticize and scrutinize to the highest man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I mean, what are you making, 4, 5 million dollars in nil money.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Or even got there?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

So, yeah, you go, he gonna have a culling, and he gonna have a. A Lambo or whatever else he had out there. Hell, I went to school. I said he had a pickup truck.

[Joe Johnson]

You had a pickup truck?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I had a pickup. Accustomed deluxe.

[Joe Johnson]

Hey, I had a Acura Integra. A little hashbag.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah. See that thing get on the road.

[Joe Johnson]

And have no problem while I got on that freeway. It was stick shift.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, hey, you like, you like. You like manual, man?

[Joe Johnson]

Listen, so going to my sophomore year, my auntie was like, you can come get my car. Cause she worked at a car rental place, so she drove a different car every day.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, cool.

[Joe Johnson]

I get over there to get the car, some stick shift. I'm like, man, I can't drive no stick.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You learned quick, though, didn't you?

[Joe Johnson]

I called my uncle. My Uncle Tracy. He came over there, and we drove around Twin Lakes.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It's a neighborhood.

[Joe Johnson]

We drove around the neighborhood for like 30 minutes. Honking Ocho. Then I got on the freeway, shout out to Fayetteville. Two and a half hours.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What?

[Joe Johnson]

Didn't know nothing about no stick shield, boy. Hey, cuz, See, when you get on the highway, that you cool. It's when you get in that traffic.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Freeway traffic, where you got a dial. It's got. You got a dial shield.

[Joe Johnson]

It took me about a whole. It took me about a good two weeks before I could figure out how to get around up.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And then you got to understand where the clutch of the brake is. But once you get the hang of it.

[Joe Johnson]

Yeah, it's nothing once you get the hang of it. But, boy, to start off, it's tough.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, yeah, that's the thing. You like.

[Joe Johnson]

That thing cut off on you in traffic, too?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

They blow. Hey, Joe, they blowing all right.

[Shannon Sharpe]

All right.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Damn.

[Joe Johnson]

Yeah, yeah, I had a whole lot of that.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, see, I grew up on a farm, so, you know, driving a tractor, but the gears are slower, so you ain't. You ain't. Ain't nobody behind you in the damn field. So you go to that wrong age. So I kind of knew my brother had that M3. I never forget M1988. He got an M3. Was it 88? 87. It was 87 because we were still at the old house, man. He dropped it off, said, man, hey, I'm gonna let you. I'll let you drive it for a little while. You let me know when you want me to come back and get it. I ain't even Joe. I ain't even telling. I ain't know how to drive. Hey, I learned how to drive on the F3, man. I got out there. Hey, my sister say teach me. I said, I'm trying to learn myself, man. Hey, after about probably like you said, a couple hours. Yeah, boy.

[Joe Johnson]

Hey, that was me, boy. Listen, after you learn how to shift them gears, it's a wrap.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Joe Johnson]

Nascar, the way he be coming through that thing.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Joe Johnson]

Good enough, huh?

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

The SEC is ratcheting up penalties on Schools who fans storm the field or rush to court doing away an escalating fine system that are not charging 500,000 per incident. The motivation was filled. Rushing is the rush as the first time, the 18th time. Commissioner Greg Sankey said, the random nature of it, you're the one getting rushed. It doesn't feel good. It might be the first time it happened there, but it might be your sixth time in a row, literally. What y' all think about that? Y' all think, guess what? That ain't gonna stop them college kids. Cause it ain't none of them coming out their pocket.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, yeah, listen, I, I, I think I like that it's a part of the game as long as the players aren't getting hurt. As long as the players aren't getting injured. But just rushing the court, man, is, it's enjoyable for the, for the college kids, man, especially. But nothing's gonna change, huh? They not, they not listening if somebody listen if you win a big game too.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

A lower seeded team, beat a Duke, beat a North Carolina, beat a Kansas and it's on the road and you know Kansas is playing them or North Carolina's playing, they storming the court. If somebody go to Alabama or Georgia in football and beat them, they storming the field. Yeah, it's really that simple. So y' all need to go ahead and sit about $2 million aside because it gonna happen. Yeah, it's gonna happen.

[Joe Johnson]

It's definitely gonna happen.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

So I know y' all thinking like, oh, 500, the kids like ain't nothing coming out my pocket.

[Joe Johnson]

Right.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

So what I care. Y' all could. As a matter of fact, y' all should make it a million because what y' all charging for these two is these student fees and what y' all charging for tuition. We getting our money back. All right, now it's time for we got a new segment coming back. Oo we hadn't had in a while. It's time for rough draft.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay. I, I didn't, hey, I didn't beat you in rough draft the last three times, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

First of all, ask me every time it come time to I'm going last. You know, if you don't pick first that I'm going third on this one. So by the time I go, everything.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Going to be scrapped over and just.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What we do it. Okay, Rough draft, we will take turns. You're first. Oo second, I'm last. And what we're doing, we're talking about cookout must haves things that if you're having a cookout you got to have, right? Yo, no repeats. Joe, you up first.

[Joe Johnson]

Cook out. Ribs.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

All right, Ocho. Joe, got ribs. Ocho, what you got?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Chicken.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, I'm going. Hamburgers. All right, Joe, you up again.

[Joe Johnson]

Baked beans.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Potato salad.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What we at? Whatever we put on. Whatever we put on there. I ain't gonna eat none of them, but we gonna have them Glizzies. Actually, he don't want to, but we gonna have them. Glizzy's joke.

[Joe Johnson]

There's a cookout. Who was on.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Is it on you?

[Joe Johnson]

Sodas.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay.

[Shannon Sharpe]

What kind of sodas.

[Joe Johnson]

Man? I don't drink sodas, but you know, people gonna have them sodas there.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

All right, Ocho, you up.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, man. Somebody. You said baked beans already, huh?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yep. You said potato sal.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Damn, that's a good one. Oh, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I'm gonna have to treat you like the draft. You on the clock. You gonna pass. You.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You know what? Dessert. I don't know what kind of dessert, but we.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Damn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Some kind of. Some kind of dessert.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah. You took out the whole thing. You know what? On your. I'm gonna go on something. How you gonna have a cookout and you ain't got no ice?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, well, shoot, I. I ain't even. I ain't even mentioned. Well, ISIS is automatic. Gonna be there.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, no, no, no, no. There ain't no automatic, so. Well, guess what. Ribs are automatic. Chicken is automatic. Hamburger. The hot dogs are automatic. Since you said automatic, Joe, you up next.

[Joe Johnson]

What was the last thing? I'm just saying.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Dessert.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Dessert. Sometime.

[Joe Johnson]

I'm gonna say at a cookout.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Watermelon.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That's a good one. That's a good one.

[Joe Johnson]

I can't wait for that watermelon to come on around. Who got a cookout around here, Man?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I got. I got one. I got one. All y' all missing. Let me know. Music. The dj.

[Joe Johnson]

Okay, got that one.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Potato chips.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, hell. Hey, Dixie. Plates and cups.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It wasn't your turn. It's your turn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, damn.

[Joe Johnson]

Look at him. There you go.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You might as well go ahead and steal it, Joe.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Nah, nah, don't. Nah, nah. Don't do that now.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You set out of turn. You can't go out of turn.

[Joe Johnson]

Ups and plays.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Come on, man. How you going?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Come on, Joe.

[Joe Johnson]

You gotta wait till turn. You talking out of turn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, okay, okay, okay. Let me ready my goal. Yeah, I got something for you. Since we had to cook out dominoes and playing cards.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, well, I don't know what cookout. Y' all going to. Who could bring the alcohol? Who drinking the alcohol?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I don't drink. So you.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You. You done been to a cookout with no alcohol? Hell, no. Hey, look here, y' all let me go last. I got the hottest one. I got the hottest one right here.

[Joe Johnson]

Mine. I'm killing y' all.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Guess what? Your soda's hot. Hey, and don't come here. Don't come here with no damn. Hey, don't come in. Hey. Hey, man, can I. Can I borrow somebody?

[Joe Johnson]

No.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hell no.

[Joe Johnson]

I ain't gone.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, and guess what? I don't need to drink out no damn cup. Ocho. Guess what? I drank right out my cold can.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Matter of fact, hold on. I literally might have y' all beat if you think about it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No. Hamburgers, hot dogs, ice, potato chips, alcohol. Oh, no.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, I got chicken, I got potato salad.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What you gonna eat the potatoes at? You had a potato salad in your hand, man.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, listen. Only one person could pick cups or pick cups.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And I just said. I just said. Cause guess what? I can eat my hamburgers. I can just. Hey, put it right there. Give your boy one of the. I don't eat glitzy. But if I did get. Put the glitz in my hand. Put it right here. Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on, hold on. We finished. Is it over yet?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, it's over.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, I'm gonna say. Cause ain't nobody saying grill. So I'm trying to figure out who the hell I'll be headed. We killed the food.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, ain't nobody brought no grill. Hey, we out of gang. Hey, guess what? I guess I'll be eating potato chips and drinking alcohol. Hey, we got. We definitely got. We definitely got a hood party. Hey, nobody got no grill go on there.

[Joe Johnson]

Yeah, I got y' all beat.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ribs, baked beans. Man, them cold ass. Them cold ass ribs. You got ribs.

[Joe Johnson]

Ribs and baked beans alone. You get that? It's a rap. You good.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, Joe. I beat Joe.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hamburgers and hot dogs.

[Joe Johnson]

Come on, man. It ain't gonna be too.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, but you gotta realize, Joe, hold on.

[Joe Johnson]

Y' all act like we throwing a party for some 5 and 10 year olds.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I remember the time. There was a lot of. There was a lot of cookout. Ain't mofo ain't have no ribs, you know, ribs. We just got out, got some money, and people stopping slapping ribs on the grizzle.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I got y' all beat simply because I got chicken and I got chicken and potato salad, right then I had the dessert. Not only do I have the Chicken potato salad.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What dessert, Ocho, what dessert you having at the cookout? Ice cream.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Peach cobbler. What you talking about, peach cobbler?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Well, you. Well, so somebody could have said banana pudding, then.

[Joe Johnson]

Hold on, hold on. Them baked beans with that turkey up in there, you mean? Man, y' all ain't messing with that. Them rib, please.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And I got the dominoes and the spades card.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, and plus I got.

[Shannon Sharpe]

And plus, I got the music. Yeah, y' all definitely not beating mine.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, I don't know what you. You got cups. What you drinking in the cup?

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm not even drinking no cup. I'm drinking a check. Soda. Great.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ain't no saying Joe got the soda. You ain't got no soda.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now, he said cups.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

He said cups of soda.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now, you can't do cups and soda. Now.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, no, he got sodas with three. And he got Dixie cups and plates. Cause you spoke out of turn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Y' all. Y' all cheating.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You cheated.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Y' all cheating.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It was. It wasn't your turn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I got. I got excited.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, and you gave Joe one. And you could have had it. You might have. Could have won with that one, Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Actually, I already. I already won. Listen, DJ music, Frankie Beverly and Mays. Before I let go the first song we gonna play.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And you ain't got nothing to drink. You ain't got no soda. You ain't got no liquor. At least I get you. Look, I get liquored up.

[Joe Johnson]

You ain't got no.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You ain't.

[Joe Johnson]

Man, please. You ain't mess.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ain't got no ice. I don't even know what you drinking.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Chicken, potato salad.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

So let me ask you a question. Where you gonna put your chicken at? Most people bring their chicken, they gotta have it on ice. You ain't gotta. So your chicken already spoiled before you got there.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, it ain't. It's cooked. It's cooked.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, you cook it before you get to the cookout?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, they bring it. Everybody got something. Everybody bring their own separate thing.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Now, Ocho, the only thing that you cook before is the potato salad and the baked beans. Man, ain't nobody breaking nobody cook. That's the whole purpose of having a cookout. You don't bring no food. You don't bring no burgers and. And hot dogs and ribs and chicken already cooked.

[Joe Johnson]

Man, listen. And y' all know them baked beans gonna be slapping. I'm telling that turkey meat in that.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Man, with them ribs, we want bacon.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on. Ain't none of us. Ain't nothing gonna be cooked Cause ain't nobody picked.

[Joe Johnson]

Everybody don't eat pork.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, well, first of all, ain't nobody eating nothing. Cause ain't nobody got no grill.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, so we just gonna be. Hey, man, look here. We got a nice little cookout, too. We got ribs, baked beans, sodas, watermelons. We got the cups. We got chicken, potato salad, dessert. We got music. Got dominoes, playing cards. We got hamburgers, glizzy ice, potato chips and alcohol. Man, who the hell forgot the grill? Man, I thought you was gonna prank and Joe. Damn. Oh, yo, we ain't miss eight.

[Joe Johnson]

It ain't missing but a couple things.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

A grill.

[Shannon Sharpe]

The most important thing, a grill.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ain't nobody got no grill. Lord have mercy. I know who I'm not going on Family Feud with.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Technically, I won.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, name an item that you bring to the cookout. Ain't nobody gonna say no grill.

[Joe Johnson]

Because you already thinking that the grill is. There you are bringing up grill. That's crazy.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

All right, now it's time for his favorite segment. Now it's time. Ocho. Real old reliable. It's time for Spello Cinco.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, let me. Let me lock in and focus.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

All right?

[Joe Johnson]

Damn sure can't hear me.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, Ocho. But guess what? We add a little wrinkle to Spello Cinco.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't need no wrinkles.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You could call Joe for a lifeline. Joe can help you.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay, okay, okay.

[Joe Johnson]

His lifeline ain't gonna be about nothing.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

He can only help you for one word. He can't help you on all of them. Just one.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I ain't gonna need no help. This is me. This.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

What? All right, your first word. It's an infection in one or both of your lungs caused by bacteria, virus or fungus. Is called pneumonia. Pneumonia.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Pneumonia. P, N, E, M, O, N, I, A.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

P, N, E, U, M, O, N, I, A. Pneumonia.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, come on, man. Come on, man.

[Joe Johnson]

Hey, you might need to slow down a little bit. You get a little excited when uncle go to Holland out these words.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, Joe. Hey, listen, Joe. That's that Harvard education. I was only there for two semesters, but I'm very good when it comes to spelling. I want to spell and be in 1987, Joe. 1987.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Here we go. The next word is the ninth sign in the zodiac in astrology. Sagittarius. Sagittarius.

[Shannon Sharpe]

S, A, G, a, T, a R, I, O, U, S.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

A G, I, T, T, a, R, I, U, S. Sagittarius.

[Shannon Sharpe]

It's. Hey, you know what? For me, I don't know nothing about them signs. Only sign I know about is a dollar sign.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And guess what you know about this one? The wrong sign. How about this? Ocho. Co. Raphobia. Chor phobia. It's the fear of clowns. Corophobia.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now I'm. Now you're confusing me in the way you're saying it. Cole, Cole, Cole.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, thank you. I'm glad you enunciated. That is correct.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on. I'm asking you. Like, call correct what you're saying.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Call correct.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Coulrophobia. C U, L, R, O P H O, B I A.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

C O U L, R O, P H O, B, I a.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now tell me that's not what I just said, Unc.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It's not?

[Shannon Sharpe]

No. Well, I missed one letter, right?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You missed the U. Ojo.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ah, come on, man. Damn. Joe, I'm right there. Joe. I'm right there. Hey, I got. Hey, I'm not getting no more wrong. I'm ready.

[Joe Johnson]

You'll get the next one. I already know.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I got this. I got this.

[Joe Johnson]

Come on.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

How do you say that?

[Shannon Sharpe]

See, you can't even say. You can't give me no word. You got. Hey, I need. You got. I need pronunciation now.

[Joe Johnson]

Huh?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Nah, let's give him one. Let's give. We gonna give you. We gonna give you something that we know you're gonna be able to spell, right? Right? Because right now you shouldn't battle.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on, hold on. Listen. The last three, I've been right there, except one letter. Ain't like I'm just getting, like, hella wrong now.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You ain't. We'll give you a word that you can solve that you can spell. Cause. Cause we don't want you to go over.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I ain't gonna go for Oprah. This is what I do. Now. That ain't gonna go over. Now, you know I'm gonna get the last two.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay. Ojo.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Is the art of putting off. Is called procrastinating.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, come on. P R O C R A S T I N a T e. Procrastinate.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I said procrastinating. P R O.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Well, I n G.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I N a T I N G. Procrastinating.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay? I said, come on. Take the e off and put ing. Come on, now. Give my word. Don't do that.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You could. Hey, I'm saying you could have called. Joe, you. Hey, phone a friend.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I spelled it right.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

How about this right? Ocho. Sometimes I think you're Ocho. You spelling these words. Sometimes I think you're dyslexic. Dyslexia.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Dyslexia.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, this.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hold on. This Lex. C. Dyslexia.

[Shannon Sharpe]

All right. I know it's probably gonna end with xia. Huh?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

This is your last word.

[Shannon Sharpe]

This, this, this. D. Oh. Oh, this is easy. DY because what's the name? Funny, Margot tried to try to say it. Right? And of course, D. D, Y. D Y, S. Lexia. Because I used to date a girl named Lexia. Right? But I know dyslexia is not D I. It stars D Y, S. Lexia. L E X, I A. Because I used to date a girl named Lexia.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That is correct. D Y, S L E X I A. Dyslexia.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. I. I. Hey, I wonder what Lexi at, man. All these years, bro.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

One back in Ocho, you were one. You were one.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Wait a minute. I got procrastinate. What are you talking about?

[Joe Johnson]

Hey, hey, you ain't gonna oh for though, bro. At least you ain't gonna open.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

All right, now it's time for dunk on Unc.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, okay, here we go. Here we go. Let me get it. Hey, hey, hey, Joe. He gonna get off.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hold on. We gotta get the graphics up, Ojo.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay, I'm away for. Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Don'T worry about it. Don't worry about it. Joe, your segment coming, it's gonna be called a Cup of Joe.

[Joe Johnson]

A cup of Joe.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Right, Chad?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

All right, Ocho, here we go.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Here we go. Joe, you should know some of these, Joe. All right. Chat, Chat. Do me a favor, Chad. Please don't put the answer in there. Please don't put the answer in the chat, because I think Unk will use his eyes and visibility to use that to find the answer. Okay, we go.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

The computer's not even. Boom.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay, here we go. You ready?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yep.

[Shannon Sharpe]

In the 2000s, which NBA team won a title where none of their players averaged more than 20 points per game? In the 2000s, which NBA team won a title where none of their players averaged more than 20 points per game?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Wow. Yeah. Wow.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I was right. I was at two of these games.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, so ladies want three?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. Yeah. Why? What you looking at down there?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, my goodness.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You know this one?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay. Okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I'm gonna say Detroit.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Damn.

[Joe Johnson]

That's who I was going with.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay. Yeah. You got that?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Don't give me that. Because you know you got to be logged on. Hey, Joe, you see I get logged on, Joe. Wwebail.com. i'm logged on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, that was a good one. That was a good one. That Was a good one. That was a good one. Pretty good one. Okay. You ain't gonna get this one, though. Which NBA player became the first to win Finals MVP without averaging 20 points per game?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

The first one to do it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

First one. Wait. Which player became the first. Yes. To win it. To win it. Finals MVP without averaging 20 points per game?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I would say Kawhi Leonard.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Ah, that is absolutely wrong. I told you. Huh? Too big for your bridges. His name is Clyde the Glide Drexler.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Clyde didn't win final bnbp. He didn't win Finals mvp. Elijah won both of them, and Portland didn't win. How you gonna ask who is it?

[Joe Johnson]

I would say it was. Is it Iguodala?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No. Iguodala won after Kawhi without averaging 20 points.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So it wasn't Clyde Drexler.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No. Who Was the Finals MVP? Who was the first Finals MVP to win without averaging 20 points? I think it's Kawhi in 2014. No, Iguodala was. Iguodala was. Was. 2015. West unsell. What? Woody Average. Yeah, the first. The first. The finals MVP didn't happen until 69. And that was the year that Jerry west wanted on a losing squad. And then 70. The Knicks won. So Russell never won the finals MVP because by the time he was. He was done.

[Shannon Sharpe]

So are you saying.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Damn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

What?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

West Uncell won it in 1979. He averaged nine points a game. He must average 20 rebounds.

[Shannon Sharpe]

What year was that?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

78. 78. Because Seattle won it in 79.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

Welcome to T Mobile.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Here's your new iPhone 16 Pro on us.

[Tom Brokaw]

Thanks.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

And here's my old phone to trade in.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

There's always a trade in. Not right now.

[Ryan Seacrest]

@ T Mobile.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I feel like I have to give.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You something in return for karma.

[Ryan Seacrest]

That's okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I don't really have much in my purse. Oh, let's see. Hand sanitizer. It's lavender.

[Ryan Seacrest]

I'm good.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Seriously?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Let me check this pocket. Oh, mints.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

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[Shannon Sharpe]

Hell, no.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hold on. Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Okay, here we go. You ready?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yep.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Who was the first player in NBA history to record a quadruple double in the finals game?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

In a finals game?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yes, sir.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ooh wee. Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, yeah. Huh?

[Joe Johnson]

Quadruple.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah. Yo, you should know.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Nate Thurman.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Who?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Nate Thurman.

[Shannon Sharpe]

That is absolutely wrong. Can I tell you why it's wrong?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Why?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Because no one has done it.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ocho. You can't ask questions like that. You gotta ask a question that somebody.

[Joe Johnson]

What you got going on?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Thank you. You see, he wanted to win so bad, Joe, he resort to cheating. I'm cheating. I asked the question because you said, who did it?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Listen, okay? And you supposed to say nobody, man.

[Joe Johnson]

Come on, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hold on, hold on, hold on. In the 1974 NBA Finals, in game six, Nate Thurman. Give me the stats. Ash. 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists, 12 blocks. Give me b.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Wait, that was in the.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Give me.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on. How you did you. And she gave you the answer?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I just. Joe, who just said averages? I said, nate Thurman, stop playing. No joke.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I said, in the finals.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

In the finals. 1974. Nate Thurman did it. He was the first to do a quadruple double.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Y' all over there cheating me.

[Joe Johnson]

I don't know what y' all getting any questions from.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, hey. Y' all over there cheating me, man. Okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hey, if I unplug this, it'll cut this. Okay, well. Cause I want. I want him to see I ain't got my chat on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, hold on.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Jordan finna show you the computer to let you know ain't no help here. I keep telling you, Ocho, somebody.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Somebody giving you answers back.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

There ain't nobody give me. No, I don't need nobody to give me the answers. God gave them to me.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Are you ready? You ready? You ready for the next.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I'm ready.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Who. Who won The NBA Finals MVP in 1988?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

1988. Magic won in 80, 82.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Don't try to type down on your phone.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Inside of what it's out of.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, I can't say out of order. You got to give me one answer. It ain't out of nobody. Who was it, Joe? You know this one, Joe.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Big game. James Worthy.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, hell no. You cheating, man? Hell no.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

He had a triple. He had a triple double in the final game. There it is. And just for good measures, Kareem wanted an 87, and then Magic wanted an 80, 82 and 85. But God, carry on.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, what you got below you? You got your phone on? Hey, hold on.

[Joe Johnson]

I know something about some moves.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Now I'm logged on. Don't joke.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Right. Who holds the record for the most rebounds in a single NBA Finals game?

[Lester Holt]

Oh, yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, Bill Russell.

[Joe Johnson]

What do you have?

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, they breathed. Hey, they breathed him on this first.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, they're not briefing. What?

[Joe Johnson]

He had about 32. Rebound 40.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Because first of all, as don't even. First of all, Ash don't even have the questions, so she can't brief me on nothing. And her. Aaron has them. That's you and Aaron. And her greatest joy is when you stump me.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Nah. Okay, last one, last one. Man, somebody cheating. Man. Who has had the most steals in the NBA Finals series?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ooh, wee. That's a good one. The most steals.

[Shannon Sharpe]

See, he had the best handles, too.

[Joe Johnson]

Huh?

[Shannon Sharpe]

This person not only. I mean steals, but that boy got handles like. Like crazy. Crazy work.

[Joe Johnson]

Okay.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

In an NBA final. Joe. Who you thinking Joe?

[Joe Johnson]

NBA final steals.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Stop it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No.

[Joe Johnson]

That wasn't it. Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Nah. Hey, can.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Y' all done blacked out?

[Joe Johnson]

Oh, man. Here you go.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You can hear me?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, we can hear you. We just can't see you.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hold on, hold on, hold on. But the answer is Isaiah Thomas.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Whoa, whoa. You didn't.

[Joe Johnson]

I don't think I'm gonna get this one, though.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, he won't get that. Hold on. Let me. Let me. I'm gonna put my camera in another out.

[Joe Johnson]

This man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

How many have o your six?

[Shannon Sharpe]

20. Huh? 20?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I didn't have no 20. No NBA Finals game.

[Joe Johnson]

20 steals.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, yeah, I was. I was at that game when I said he had 20 steals.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Ain't nobody had no 20 steals.

[Shannon Sharpe]

How you gonna tell me, Ocho? Serious. Okay, my bad.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, see, there you go. Ocho done ruined it.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, you still ain't get it right.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

But, Ocho, you said in a finals game.

[Shannon Sharpe]

A finals game. Final series. You still got it wrong.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

No, I didn't say. You didn't give me a chance. You blurted out the answer. It was for the series.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You asked Joe.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I get to phone a friend just like you got to phone.

[Shannon Sharpe]

No, I get to phone a friend. You don't get to phone no friend. This your sport. You know basketball.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

You went to Harvard for two Semesters.

[Shannon Sharpe]

But I got thrown out.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I won.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Nah, you cheated, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Die. It's time for. I won again. I was three out of five. Four. I was three out of five. Three out of five. Ocho got one right. All right, it's time for our final segment of the evening. It's time for Q and A.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Hey, we be cheating, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Slick James said no one brought trash bags or trash cans. Who's cleaning up? Well, since we ain't got no grill, I'm taking my inch back home. Hey, Slick James, bro, ain't nobody brought not one grill. Ain't nobody brought no charcoal. Hey, so I'm just gonna take my stuff back home, man. Hey, Denny said, ocho, we in 2025. You should know how to spell.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Now, what you're not gonna do is see and act like you know how to spell them goddamn words that we had tonight. Don't do that. People be killing me, acting like they some. Some spelling the words. Hey, you know you couldn't spell D. Wait, I spelled Dickia right?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

D. Smith said Pacers had had favor in their run with starters getting injury for the Cavs and Bucks. Now they're going to see a team that's similar to what they do. Better. If NE Smith gets in foul trouble. Who's guarding Shay? OKC and four. Four you can't do.

[Shannon Sharpe]

They gonna sweep them.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's what forward means.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Man, you tripping, man. Paces in five.

[Joe Johnson]

Man, this man here, I'm betting. Bet you giving away money.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Who you? Well, we gonna pick the series. We're off tomorrow, but we're gonna pick the series on Wednesday. Kemper Norwood Jr. Said, My question is, if KD came to Dallas, who would the Mavs give up? Nig Marshall for KD and a 2026 and 2027 first round pick. Joe, what you thinking, man?

[Joe Johnson]

They're going to give up more than that.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I agree. But here's the thing. KD's gonna be 37 and he has an injury history, so he's not gonna command. And plus.

[Joe Johnson]

Man, if y' all think Phoenix finna give up Katie just for Marsh the Nazi Marshall and a pick, they not doing that. They gonna want more than that, Uncle Ocho.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, I believe. I believe they want two first rounders in a player.

[Joe Johnson]

Because you get kd, that automatically puts you at the top. Meaning, like your expectations change.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah, they change, but that don't mean you're gonna be at the top. Cause we saw that with Brooklyn and we saw that with Phoenix, and Phoenix didn't make the playoff this year and they got swept last year, man.

[Joe Johnson]

They not get. They, they gonna Phoenix gonna want more than that back.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I believe so too. But what do they have to give up? They're not giving up that number one overall pick for kd.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Nah, hold on.

[Joe Johnson]

So, yeah, I think they gonna give up KD and you gonna keep your number one pick.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Hold on, Joe, you actually think they gonna give up the number one overall pick for kd?

[Joe Johnson]

I actually, I actually don't think they giving up the number one pick.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

But if you gonna get KD and.

[Joe Johnson]

I'm Phoenix, man, I'm gonna need a little more than that. I'm sorry.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Yeah. How many picks they got? They got a pick from that. They got a pick from the Lakers. What pick is that?

[Joe Johnson]

Got to give me one of them. Bigs, you got over there, Lively or Gaffer, you got to give me one of them.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Give me one of them and I probably gonna want a Max Christie. Yeah. And Nigel Marcha.

[Joe Johnson]

Yeah, yeah. You gonna need about four, five dudes to get up in there, man. What?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, they don't got the lakers pick until 2029, which might be worth something. Mike. What's up? Uncle Nocho did the trade for Mikhail Bridges. Giving up five first round picks here to the Knicks and getting Giannis for Kevin Durant. Yes, yes, it absolutely did.

[Joe Johnson]

They only talking about that right now though because.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Because had you gone to the NBA Finals, you wouldn't have cared about giving up those.

[Lester Holt]

Not at all.

[Joe Johnson]

Hey, listen, that's why it's. It only can be one winner. So it's everybody else going to be dissatisfied.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That's just part Collins said. How do y' all think the Lions are going to do this year now that they lost our center like we lost our coordinators and now our center. Ragnow was a four time Pro Bowler. He's the first round pick on one of Brad Holmes selections. He was very good. They lost a lot. They lost a lot. They're still a very talented team. They're going to get a lot of these guys back on defense. Ocho that was injured last year, they're going to get hutched back, they're going to get one of the linebackers, they'll get some of those D linemen back. But you lose both of your coordinators, you lose your center, the middle of the the line, but you still talented. You got Almond Ra, you got Laporta, you got Jameson, you got Montgomery, you got Gibbs. They still, they, they, they still got a lot. Yeah, but I think you know the court, the coordinators. I think the coordinator is going to hurt.

[Shannon Sharpe]

You think so? Yeah, I think. I think they have so much talent around them, offensively and defensively, I think they're going to be fine. Regardless of who's calling the plays, it's still the same players. And obviously those same players are still good at their respective crafts and positions. So I think they're going to be all right regardless of who's calling the plays.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay. Casey Taylor says start, bench, cut. Santana Moss, Marcus Colston, Victor Cruz. Also, he wants me to share my 84 chain story. Want to see Joe's stories? I saw Joe Hats, especially spending time in Atlanta. All right. Ocho. Santana Malls. Marcus Colston, Victor Cruz.

[Joe Johnson]

Damn, That's a good one, though, boy.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Oh, you know what? I'm going with home team. I'm starting. I'm starting Santana. I'm starting Tana.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay.

[Shannon Sharpe]

I'm a bench. Oh, that's hard. I'm a. I'm a bench. Marcus Colston, I mean, for those of you have watched him play with Drew Brees and the numbers he put up.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, Colston. Oh, he had. Hey, he had a stretch there. He was.

[Shannon Sharpe]

He had. Yeah, he had a hell of a stretch. And I love Victor Cruz, man, but it was just a little bit too short.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Okay, well, the 84 chain was. My brother gave it to me. I had a break in back in May of 2023, and they stole it, and I have yet to replace it. I wore it all. I wore my chain during the actual game, Ocho. Yeah, the actual game. I wore that chain. And I remember, as a matter of fact, I had in a preseason game, the only time it's ever been broke, and I was blocking Lee Woodall in a preseason game, and, you know, he tried to. Tried to snatch me. Yeah, man, it broke. I felt it pop. Man, I let him go so quick. Hey, get it. You know, I'm looking. I. I'm. Man, I'm looking out there. Hey, and then we turn and go to the other end, right? Man, they got people scouring on their hands and knees on the field, trying to find was down. It was down in my football pants. I just knew somebody had done picked it up.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Joe, what's your favorite. What's your story of spending time in Atlanta with. With the Hawks, man?

[Joe Johnson]

Man, I got so many. And Ocho, I don't know. I could tell y' all when I first got here, you know, coming from Phoenix, we had won 62 games and getting here to Atlanta prior to me coming here, the year before, I think they had won, like, 13 games. So I ain't gonna tell y' all no lie, man. It was rough them first couple years, Uncle Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Joe Johnson]

I'm being honest, man. It's probably about, like, two, 300 people in the stand. It was bad.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Damn. It was bad.

[Joe Johnson]

Bad. It was bad. But look, every year. Every year we got better. We start, you know, we got better as a team. So therefore, you know, the fans started to come out. And by year three, it was booming then.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Oh, yeah.

[Joe Johnson]

But those first couple years, man, listen, I ain't gonna leave my house. It was so bad we were getting out here. I was like, lord, I ain't. I ain't going nowhere. And when you lose it, man, it's hard. It's hard.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

It's hard to get out the house. It absolutely is.

[Joe Johnson]

As a professional athlete.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Joe Johnson]

When you lose it like that, man. Cause listen, we started off my first year here, man. We started off 3 and 27, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Damn.

[Shannon Sharpe]

God damn.

[Joe Johnson]

We were getting drugged. I'm talking about, man, listen, you talking about. I'm talking about. Didn't want to leave the house. Yeah, man, it was bad with Joe.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Sir K said, my guys, when y' all playing, who was the one player that made you say, man, that boy cold. When watching on the sidelines on film, bro, I was in the league. I was in the league. I would stand across the field and watch Barry on Thanksgiving. You know the Lions. How the Lions play on Thanksgiving? Now, imagine Barry on that turf on Thanksgiving. Yeah. Lions might get beat all the time, but they gonna play their ass off on Thanksgiving. Hell, I played on the sideline. Watch Jerry Saw Moss.

[Joe Johnson]

Hey, Mark Ocho. I played against Vince Carter that first. When he was in Toronto. Yeah, for the first swing. It was no game planning for him, man. Vince Carter was no man. Listen, it was no game. Like, you know how you had game plans who were like, you game plan for Reggie Miller, Ray Allen. But, like, for Vince. Cause he shot so many orthodox shots, and he was so athletic. It was like everything he'd done, I was like, wow. Like, as a rookie, watching him, I think he probably about four or five years in the league, but he was already half man, half amazing, man. It was something to see.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

I watched some highlights, man, that joke was jumping up, man. That joke was head above the rim.

[Joe Johnson]

It was unreal, man. Unreal. It was unreal. It was unreal, man.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

J83 said, Joe, what's the most points you scored at Central?

[Joe Johnson]

The most points I scored at Central probably like 35, 36. I didn't score a lot. We had an awesome team. Okay, Ocho, we were ranked nationally. And that's a public school. You know, the Little Rock Central. Y' all can look us up on hbo, man. It's a special about my high school. Yeah, we something to be talking about. You hear me?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Did y' all win the state, Joe?

[Joe Johnson]

Yeah, we won state. We should have won it every year. You know, it was just when I was in high school, it was 10th, 11th, 12th, 9th grade, one high school. Okay, so 10th, 11th,12th. We made it to the championship game our 10th grade year. We lost in like the semis. And my junior year and my senior year, it wasn't even close. We blew everybody out. Championship game was a blowout. Yeah, what that do?

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

Jerry Jones, the ghost said, please give some love to Nigeri candidate from Texas Tech. She has led the softball team to the World Series. She pitched nearly 400 straight pitches for a team and she leads the team in home run. Actually, she's the one that stopped Oklahoma's dining. Oklahoma had won five straight national championship game and she. Hey, remember she was at Stanford and it's reported that she got a million dollar nil deal to go to Texas Tech. Now, I don't know if she's a senior, she might go get 2 million. They might need to bump that up. But she was sensational on the mound today. And everybody knows those big guns, those big bats that Oklahoma can trot out there, but she was sensational today. I thought Oklahoma had them because they bottom of the top seventh two run home and tie the game. But then old girl come back, bottom, boom. But yep, I think Najeri Kennedy, she was. She was great. She was great. And that's what you pay a million dollars for, Ocho.

[Shannon Sharpe]

Yeah.

[Chad Ochocinco Johnson]

That concludes this edition of Nightcap. I am your favorite uncle, Shannon Sharp. My partner and co host, Liberty City's own bingo ring of fame honoree, that's Chad Ochocinko Johnson. And also contributing joins us for basketball to talk about all things basketball, University of Arkansas alum, Little Rock native, that's ISO. Joe. Joe Johnson. Thank you again, Joe. Please make sure y' all hit that subscribe button. Please make sure you hit the like button and go subscribe to the Nightcap podcast feed wherever you get your podcast from. Thank you guys for your ears. Thank you for your eyes and your word of mouth. Because without you, none of this is possible. Thank you for your support and your continued support. Please make sure you check out shave by La Portier we have it in stock and if you can't find it any city or state near you, order it online. We'll ship it directly to your door. Please drink responsibly and stay safe out there. Go check out my clothing company, 84. With 84 being spelled out, the link is pinned in the chat. Supplies are limited and once they're gone, they're gone. So please grab yours while supplies last. That concludes this episode of Nightcap. I'm Unk. He's Ocho and he's ISO Joe. We're off tomorrow. We'll see you Wednesday. Make sure you join us Wednesday o show. Enjoy it out the volume.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Ryan Seacrest]

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