I'm embarrassed um someone that is extremely extremely private um and to have one of your most intimate details the audio heard for the entire world to hear and I always try to be professional at all times um even when I'm behind closed doors I still try to remain a level of professional although I'm in the privacy of my own home I did not know IG live I've never been on IG live I've never turned IG live on so I don't know how it works Shannon sharp was on top of the world at ESPN but then one instagram live mishap changed everything now Pat mcafe is dropping Bombshells about it and ESPN speaking out what's going on with Shannon let's talk about Shannon sharp for a sec this guy's been crushing it in sports media he just moved to ESPN and signed a big contract extension everyone loves him and he's been killing it on TV but then something crazy happened imagine this Shannon's on Instagram live but he doesn't realize it and suddenly some pretty private audio starts playing oops the internet went wild you know what's crazier seven of the top eight trending topics were all about Shannon that's insane but here's where it gets interesting Pat McAfee's got something to say about all this and it's not what you'd expect and ESPN their response might surprise you let's dive into this wild ride and see what's really going down with Shannon sharp before we continue I'd like to ask for a quick favor if you're enjoying this content please take a moment to like the video and subscribe to the channel over 98% of our viewers watch without subscribing and while it's free for you it makes a world of difference to us have you hit that subscribe button awesome thank you so much for your support now let's get back to the video Pat mcki just threw a curveball in the Shannon sharp Saga is he defending his fellow sports caster or is there more to his surprising comments then meets the eye you might think other sports media personalities would steer clear of this controversy but McAfee jumped right in with his unique take now if you don't know Pat McAfee he's a former NFL player turned media Powerhouse he's got his own show on ESPN and isn't afraid to speak his mind all of a sudden my other phone is going off and people are calling me FaceTime that I've never talked to a day of my life on FaceTime and it didn't I'm like why are y'all calling me FaceTime I like I'm like so now oo you know I say ask for patience he said they can hear and now I'm starting to get agitated again I run I run my accounts but Jordan being the good Samar the good soldier that is Jordan the one that cut it off cuz hell I didn't even know it was on so when he decided to weigh in on Shannon Sharp's Instagram live mishap people were all ears McAfee didn't just give a boring run-of-the-mill response no he took this whole situation and flipped it on its head he started talking about pro wrestling of all things you're probably thinking what does wrestling have to do with Shannon sharp well hold on to your hats because this is where it gets good McAfee said if it was a work you know in wrestling something could be a work which is for business a shoot which is for personal and for real he's basically saying hey hey maybe this whole thing was planned or maybe it was a real accident it's like he's trying to keep us guessing but here's the kicker McAfee wasn't trying to stir up more drama instead he was using humor to take some of the heat off sharp he even joked about Sharp's Fitness saying you questioned his cardiovascular ability because there was a little bit of breathing there at the end talk about turning an awkward situation into a laugh mca's approach is pretty genius when you think about it instead of piling on or acting all serious he's using jokes to change how people are talking about this whole mess it's like he's saying hey let's not make this a bigger deal than it needs to be and you know what it worked people started focusing more on mca's funny take than on Sharp's embarrassing moment it's like McAfee threw a Lifeline to Sharp in the middle of this media storm as the dust settled on McAfee's comedic Take All Eyes turned to ESPN the Network's reaction to Sharp slip up it's not what you'd expect from a company known for its strict policies you'd think ESPN would be furious right I mean one of their biggest stars just had a major oops moment on Instagram live everyone was waiting to see what they do would they fire Shannon suspend him make him apologize on national TV the internet was going wild with rumors people were saying Shannon was already gone from ESPN they thought his absence from First Take was because he got the boot it was like a pressure cooker of speculation and everyone was just waiting for it to explode but here's the crazy thing ESPN didn't do any of that they didn't fire Shannon they didn't suspend him they didn't even give him a slap on the wrist instead they basically Bally said no big deal we're cool can you believe it ESPN came out and said they weren't going to take any disciplinary action against Shannon I'm extremely embarrassed um that a very very private intimate situation the audio can be heard so I'm all I said yeah I said yeah bro what's up the first thing out of his mouth guess what he said oo you ain't gay today all the people talking trash and saying whatever they had to say trying trying to assassinate your character that you might be this you might be this or whatever it may be it's like they looked at this whole mess and just Shrugged it off talk about a plot twist and you know what's even crazier ESPN had to come out and explain why Shannon wasn't on first take everyone thought he was in big trouble but ESPN was like nah it's just his day off it's like when your mom tells you to clean your room but then says never mind go play so what's next for Shannon well ESPN says he's coming back to First Take on Monday like nothing ever happened it's like he hit the set button on this whole situation one minute he's trending for all the wrong reasons the next he's back in the game you'd think a pro like Shannon would know his way around social media right wrong his response to the Instagram live incident reveals just how human even the biggest stars can be Shannon sharp the man who's been dominating Sports media found himself in a pretty awkward situation and his reaction it's not what you'd expect from a Season Pro picture this Shannon's just chilling doing his thing on Instagram but here's the kicker he didn't even realize he was live can you believe it this guy's been on TV for years but Instagram live totally new territory Shannon admitted I didn't know IG live I've never been on IG live it's like watching your grandpa try to use Snapchat filters for the first time it's list we we human H we human now now something that that we all partake in we all partake in horizontal and vertical activity that's everybody that's everybody in the chat now you're not very good at technology I I don't do anything I don't turn teolog you at you've done it to me like you you know hit your phone your butt di Me by acent and don't even know you doing it my thing is my and and I I immediately after it have happened and I'm driving and I'm thinking to myself I just remember everything my grandfather my grandmother said they said boy you you made you messed it up I clean it up but then the Moment of Truth hits someone tells Shannon he's been broadcasting to the world and what does he do he doesn't play it cool nope he's as real as a gets Shannon confessed my heart sank obviously I run my accounts you can almost feel the Panic setting in right it's like that moment when you realize you sent that embarrassing text to the wrong person now here's where it gets real Shannon doesn't try to brush it off or make excuses he faces the music head on he's not happy about what happened but not for the reasons you might think Shannon said I think there are millions billions of people of consenting age that engage in activities but to have your most intimate detail on the audio to be heard I'm disappointed in myself it's like he's saying hey I'm human but I wish I'd been more careful but here's the thing about Shannon even in the middle of this mess he doesn't lose his sense of humor while everyone else is freaking out Shannon's cracking jokes with his friends he even called his agent and was like I just got to tell him the truth I mean y'all thought I was Bull driving hey I'm get it in real talk leave it to Shannon to find the funny side of a sticky situation so what's the takeaway from all this Shannon sharp the guy we see as this Larger than Life sports Personality is just like us he makes mistakes he gets embarrassed but he also knows how to laugh at himself it's like watching a pro athlete trip on the field it reminds us that even the best of the best have their oops moments