Fever's Sydney Colson weighs in as Shannon Sharpe produces receipts in $50M sexual assault lawsuit

Indiana Fever guard Sydney Colson shared her thoughts on the $50 million civil lawsuit facing three-time Super Bowl champion Shannon Sharpe. She hit out at the football legend on social media for how he handled the situation.

Sharpe, 56, was accused of rape by a Jane Doe in a 13-page civil suit. He is being sued for over $50 million in compensatory and punitive damages.

According to the lawsuit filed in Clark County in Nevada, Sharpe allegedly had a consensual but "deeply manipulative" relationship with a woman 30 years younger than him. It allegedly involved abusive action, including threats and physical violence.

The football legend denied the allegations in a statement on social media via his lawyer, Lanny J. Davis. He also named the woman involved and cited alleged text messages showing that their relationship was consensual.

Sydney Colson, who signed with the Fever this offseason, shared her opinion in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

She wrote:

"Shannon not too sharp apparently. Bc posting THAT as a gotcha?! 😂 #bigblackbaby"

Following an illustrious NFL career, Sharpe transitioned to the broadcast booth. Last year, he signed a multi-year contract with ESPN to be part of various programs.

Sydney Colson looks to make another run at a WNBA title

Sydney Colson is gearing up for her first WNBA season with the Indiana Fever. After playing the last three seasons with the Las Vegas Aces and winning two titles (2022 and 2023), the 10-year veteran guard out of Texas A&M signed a one-year deal as a free agent in February to play for the Fever in the 2025 campaign.

Now in Indiana, Sydney Colson is looking to bring the experience and winning mindset to a team that showed marked improvement last season. She hopes to be a part of another championship-winning squad.

"The consistent theme [for the team] is that they want to win a championship. I'm known for my defense and playmaking. I have to come in and do that role [to be of help]," she said of her mindset heading into the new season.

Colson is part of a host of recruits the Fever assembled in the offseason to help them in their championship push. The others are DeWanna Bonner, Natasha Howard, Sophie Cunningham, Brianna Turner and Jaelyn Brown and rookies Makayla Timpson and Bree Hall. They join the team's resident stars Caitlin Clark, Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston.