Shannon Sharpe claims his Instagram was hacked after a sexually explicit video was posted to his account on Wednesday.
In the one-and-a-half minute long video, a woman’s moaning can be heard, but neither Sharpe nor any faces can be seen.
At one point, the ESPN anchor’s name appears to be spoken by the anonymous voice.
At the beginning of the video, the camera appeared to be pointing at the ceiling before turning around and pointing downward for the rest of the clip.
Thousands of people with more than 3.2 million followers on Instagram tuned in to the NSFW live feed before it disappeared.
Some Instagram users poked fun at Sharpe’s expense in the comments as the video dragged on.
“Hang up, Big Unc,” wrote one commenter, referring to his nickname.
“UNC is going crazy right now,” said another.
Sharpe later blamed the post on a cyberattack.
“Beware, my Instagram @shannonsharpe84 was hacked this morning, my team and I are working hard to figure it out – UNC,” he wrote in a now-deleted post.
Sharpe won three Super Bowls during his 13-year NFL career and was one of the most dominant tight ends in professional football history. He was selected to the All-Pro First Team four times, made eight Pro Bowl appearances, and was named a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s.
Since his playing days, Sharpe has turned to sports media, famously going head-to-head with Skip Bayless on FS1’s “Undisputed” until he left the show in the summer of 2023.
Sharpe has since worked as a contributor to ESPN and hosts a number of podcasts, including his show “Nightcap” with former NFL colleague Chad Ochocino, whom Sharpe harshly reprimanded for his unprofessional conduct in an episode this week.
