Shannon Sharpe is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons and he is regarded as one of the greatest tight ends of all time.
Sharpe retired from football as the NFL leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns by a tight end, and after his retirement, he appeared as an analyst in The NFL Today on CBS Sports and co-hosted Skip and Shannon: Undisputed on Fox Sports 1 with Skip Bayless.
How many kids does Shannon Sharpe have?
Shannon Sharpe is the father of 3 kids. Shannon Sharpe has never been married and each of his children is from a different relationship. Sharpe likes to keep his personal life private, even though most of his career life has been in the spotlight.
When you follow any celebrity you want to about their kids and what are they doing. If you are one of those who love to discover your favorite celebrity kids? This is the right place for you to check out various celebrity kids. In the below article, we will see all of Shannon Sharpe’s Kids
Shannon Sharpe’s Spouse | Shannon Sharpe’s Kids |
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Erika Evans | Kiari Sharpe |
– | Kayla Sharpe Kaley Sharpe |
Here is everything to know about Shannon Sharpe’s Kids
Shannon Sharpe is a father to 3 kids. Shannon Sharpe has never married and he shares each of his children with different relationships that he had in the past.
Shannon’s son named Kiari Kendrell Sharpe was born in 1996, and his daughter named Kaley was born in 2000. Shannon mentions his kids in his public appearances sometimes and social media posts and it is clear Shannon’s kids are a very important part of his life.
Shannon had his first child, a son named Kiari, in 1992 with Erika Evans who was his girlfriend at that time. Shannon was just two years into his NFL career when his son was born.
Shannon never spoke publicly about his child’s mother but eventually, fans discovered Kiari’s mother to be Erika Evans. Erika also filed a lawsuit alleging that Shannon forced her to leave his home.
Apart from Kiari’s mother, who is Erika and whose identity is known by the public, the identity and names of her daughters’ mothers are unknown and Shannon Sharpe never openly talks about it. Let’s see in detail about all the kids of Shannon Sharpe.
Kiari Sharpe
Kiari Sharpe was born on 16 October 1992.
Sharpe’s son Kiari is the only son and he has studied biology and business management studies at Georgia Southern and graduated in 2014. Kayla attended the same school and majored in pre-law.
In the year 2004, Shannon and Erika Evans who was his girlfriend at that time and also the mother of Kiari were involved in a fight which later transformed into a law enforcement fight.
There were no arrests on their visit but later Shannon handed himself to the police after Evans filed battery charges against him. Kiari was a kid at that time and was around 12 years old at the time of the incident.
Kiari’s name is a tribute to his grandfather, whom he never saw or met but Sharpe has told him and his sibling stories and their patriarch and news broke in September 2022 that Shannon was soon to be a grandfather as Kiari was expecting.
Kiari is said to be a talented athlete, he played football and basketball in high school and was also offered scholarships to play college football along with playing games he has a passion for music, he’s a rapper and songwriter.
Kayla Sharpe
Kayla Sharpe was born in 1992 and is one of the two daughters of Shannon Sharpe.
Sharpe’s eldest daughter Kayla studied pre-law in Georgia and is currently an HR business partner at Phoebe Putney Health System. Shannon Sharpe shares Kayla, with a woman named Mary Babers but there is not much information publicly available about Kayla and her relationship with her father.
Shannon has two daughters and the oldest one is Kayla. Her father wrote a special dedication on his Instagram to her for her birthday and captioned it,
“This is my 1st born, Kayla aka Shannon Sharpe Jr. Today is her bday. Every time I see you, I’m more impressed with the woman you’ve become. I LUV you more than you can possibly know. Enjoy this day and many more to come.”
Kaley Sharpe
Kaley Sharpe is the youngest child of Shannon Sharpe.
Sharpe’s youngest child Kaley attended Florida State and got her medical degree from Indiana University in 2022. Kaley being the youngest daughter, is said to be very close to her father out of all the kids. Kaley is a student, and not much information is available about her.