It was early in Shannon Sharpe’s professional football career when he decided he was going to stop sleeping at women’s houses, and he revealed why in a recent podcast interview. The Pro Football Hall of Famer joined former NFL quarterback Cam Newton on the 'Funky Friday' podcast. He talked about two separate occasions in which he got caught up in unwanted drama with women.
The first instance, he told Newton, was right after the Denver Broncos selected him in the seventh round out of Savannah State. He said he returned to Georgia after the draft and got back into town late and didn’t want to scare his grandmother at home with a late arrival. He said he called a woman and asked whether she was dating anyone and, if not, if it would be OK for him to sleep over. Unfortunately, it didn’t go as planned. 'Cam, something told, ‘Boy, keep your clothes on.
Sharpe said the man told him he didn’t have a problem with him but with the woman they were both dealing with. 'I’m tired of this ‘B’ lying. I’m saying to myself, ‘Me, too.’ Cam, man, I put my shoes on and booked it out of there,' Sharpe said, adding that he didn’t learn his lesson. In 1993, Sharpe said he went back to Savannah State for homecoming while the Broncos had a bye week. He said he called a woman to meet up with while he was in town. 'I set my stuff down.