‘Sha’Carri, We Got You’: Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson Slam the Size of America’s Gold Medal Bonuses, Announce Huge Cash Incentive for Olympic Winners

At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, every Team USA gold medal comes with a financial award: a $37,500 bonus from the United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC).The payout bonuses get reduced for silver and bronze medalists, getting $22,500 and $15,000, respectively.Former NFL stars Shannon Sharpe and Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, hosts of the “Nightcap” podcast, took issue during their July 29 episode with what they called Team USA’s considerably low payout bonuses for gold medalists.They vowed to award an additional $25,000 each to any track athlete who wins a gold medal, and the amount will double to $50,000 for those who break a world record.“Hey, Noah Lyles, if you win the 100 meter gold, me and Ocho $25,000 apiece,” Sharpe said. “Noah Lyles trained four years for nine seconds. [Hurdler] Rai Benjamin trained four years for 46 seconds. And after all that, you get $37,000? What the hell are they gonna do with that?”The podcast host discussed what they perceived as insufficient support.“And you know what it costs if you take your family? You’re in the hole,” Sharpe said later. “America the Beautiful, come on, we gotta do something. Noah, we got you. Sha’Carri, we got you,” Johnson said.“Man, that’s crazy....