Shannon Sharpe quips pockets are lighter after settling bombshell lawsuit

The fallout from Shannon Sharpe’s turbulent year has apparently hit his wallet.

During Sunday’s installment of the “Nightcap” podcast, the NFL Hall of Famer — who was fired by ESPN on Wednesday, weeks after settling a bombshell $50 million lawsuit that accused him of rape — pressed co-host Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson to pay him $5,900, including late fees, while comparing him to Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

“I’ll pay you when I get ready,” Sharpe said, mimicking Jones, who is currently engrossed in an ugly contract standoff with All-Pro linebacker Micah Parsons. “Like you do me. Like you owe me [$]5,900. You basically told me, ‘I’mma pay you when I get ready.”

Johnson hit back with, “Oh no, I ain’t say that.”

“Your actions did,” Sharpe said. “We’re coming up on a year. There’s a penalty for being late.”

Johnson, who wasn’t happy about being compared to Jones, vowed to repay Sharpe.

“I’m gonna take care of you, baby. I’m not Jerry, I don’t like that comparison. Don’t do me like that… I got you,” the former wide receiver said.

“See, you got it, but I need to get it,” Sharpe replied before looking down at his pockets. “You know, pockets light right now, Ocho. Pockets light.”

That’s when Johnson got up from his chair because he was laughing so hard.

“That’s why I love you,” he said to Sharpe. “That’s what I need. C’mon back home to me. That’s what I need. Thank you. That’s the Shannon I need … We gon’ be alright.”

Sharpe did not specifically mention the settlement with his sexual assault accuser.

The three-time Super Bowl champ, 57, overshadowed older brother Sterling Sharpe’s Hall of Fame induction in Canton this past weekend, as his ESPN firing dominated headlines less than two weeks after the settlement.

During a Wednesday appearance on “First Take” — the same day news of Sharpe’s firing broke — Johnson, 47, said he’ll be in the studio for the 2025 NFL season.

Sharpe had been off the air for ESPN since April.

Sharpe denied all allegations of coercion or misconduct in a statement through his counsel to The Post.

In her complaint, the plaintiff — who is more than 30 years younger than him — alleges Sharpe brutally sexually assaulted her several times at the end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025.

Sharpe was sued a day before Front Office Sports reported that he was poised to sign a deal for his “Club Shay Shay” podcast that would exceed $100 million after his contract with Colin Cowherd’s The Volume podcast network expired.

He began appearing on “First Take” in the fall of 2023 following his FS1 exit.