Julio Jones made a staggering admission on-air on Fox Sports’ “Undisputed” on Monday. The Atlanta Falcons receiver suggested he expected to get traded: “I’m out of there.”
As the comments went viral (along with a video capturing the TV segment), people began to wonder: did Jones even know he was on television? Did he think the conversation was private? He was surprisingly candid, and the hosts Shannon Sharpe and Skip Bayless did not make it immediately clear they were on TV. Only at the end of the conversation — after Jones suggested he expected to get traded — did Sharpe mention they were on air.
Yikes!
The host, Jenny Taft, tried at one point to clarify with Jones that he was on TV. But Bayless made zero efforts. That led much of the NFL world to question the methods from the folks on “Undisputed.”
Shannon had to have gave Julio a heads up lol ain’t no way 😂 But the way Julio said it I’m not sure
— Torrey Smith (@TorreySmithWR) May 24, 2021
I don’t think my dawg knew he was live smh but then again idk either way….damn https://t.co/duQ5rX34FI
— Charles James II (@CJDeuce_) May 24, 2021
soooo i don't think he knew that, either https://t.co/Val6Lw9GU7
— bomani (@bomani_jones) May 24, 2021
Am I that guy if I start talking about laws when it comes to putting someone on the air without their knowledge? https://t.co/sbK76Gpys9
— Danny O'Neil (@dannyoneil) May 24, 2021
“We’re on air.”
Probably should lead with that. https://t.co/gLimudmK7d— Michael Gehlken (@GehlkenNFL) May 24, 2021
This is why I only Facetime people when I got secrets…
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) May 24, 2021
Watching the Julio Jones clip makes me cringe. There's no way he knew he was on live TV. That wasn't fair to him, unless there's some context outside of the clip that I'm unaware of.
— Marc D'Amico (@Marc_DAmico) May 24, 2021
Either Julio is playing 8D chess right now or Shannon has some world-class 'splaining to do https://t.co/sQLm5rmwrO
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) May 24, 2021
Did Shannon Sharpe let Julio Jones know that they were live on the air at the start of their call? I only saw the clip, not the full conversation.
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) May 24, 2021
So, what do you think? Did they trick Jones into divulging information? Or did he have a good sense that he would be on TV?
