Sports radio callers can take us all into some weird places. There’s a certain kind of hardcore fan that is willing to take the time to not only cheer their favorite team, but publicly call into a radio station to talk and/or rant about it. But one Tennessee Volunteers fan found out the hard way that not everyone wants to willingly go along for the ride.

Over the years we’ve seen everything from JFK conspiracies to cops pulling over drivers to the army of prank callers Mike Francesa received. But we’ve never seen anything quite like this.

After the Tennessee Volunteers easily dispatched Chattanooga 69-3 in their season opening contest on Saturday, one caller referred to as “Cosmo Chris” called in to the Voluntary Talk postgame show on Fox Sports Nashville was interrupted by an angry woman (presumably a spouse) in the background.

The interruption begins with a voice in the background saying, “Get off the damn sports radio, it doesn’t matter to your family. It’s a loser situation. My dad needs your help.”

The sound then cuts out as the conversation goes into the background and then we hear, “I’ll take your $2.5 million dollars” and the call abruptly ends.

Sports talk and a whole lot more.

A caller on Voluntary Talk was yelled at by his wife during his call.

“Get off the damn sports radio, it doesn’t matter to your family. It’s a loser situation…I’ll take your $2.5 million.”pic.twitter.com/dktG3bgP1d

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First off, if you have called into a sports radio show frequently enough to have a nickname like “Cosmo Chris,” it probably means that you’re a regular and it wouldn’t hurt to take a couple Saturdays off. And given what we heard of the conversation that was broadcast for all the world to hear, let’s just say that this caller made a very wise decision to hang up and listen.

Especially if there is $2.5 million at stake. Oh, that and the whole healthy family relationship thing.

No. 15 Tennessee rolled to a convincing 69-3 victory over Chattanooga in the Vols’ first game of the 2024 college football season on Saturday.

There was little to critique in the victory as Josh Heupel’s squad demolished an overmatched Mocs team. Starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava was brilliantly efficient in the start, completing 22 of 28 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns, while running back Dylan Sampson rushed 12 times for 124 yards and three more scores.

The defense was also impressive, limiting Chattanooga to just 227 offensive yards and a paltry three points.

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However, at least one Tennessee fan had something to gripe about after the game. And it had nothing to do with what occurred on the field. As noted by Russell Smith — one of the hosts for “The Voluntary Reaction” postgame show on Fox Sports Knoxville — a Tennessee fan got into a verbal argument with his wife after calling into the radio show.

It led to an awkward moment live on the air as listeners everywhere heard the argument.

“Get off the damn sports radio, it doesn’t matter to your family,” a woman can be heard saying in the background. “It’s a loser situation. My dad needs your help.”

After a short pause, the woman can then be heard saying, “I’m so done with you. I know you don’t care. … I’ll take your two-and-a-half million dollars.”

At that point, the audio cuts out, with no obvious outcome in the verbal argument.

Whether the Tennessee fan will call into the show again remains to be seen.

The Cleveland Browns were reportedly in the hunt for San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk earlier this month, but Aiyuk apparently had no interest in going to the Browns and ultimately ended up signing an extension with the 49ers.

But perhaps the Browns are not done examining options at wide out.

Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox has suggested that Cleveland pursue a trade for Tennessee Titans star DeAndre Hopkins, noting all of the cap space the Browns opened by restructuring Deshaun Watson’s contract.

Of course, Watson and Hopkins were a dynamic duo during their days with the Houston Texans, so perhaps reuniting Watson with his former teammate could help bring the quarterback out of his shell in Cleveland.

Unlike in the proposed Aiyuk deal where the Browns would have had to part ways with Amari Cooper, Knox is surmising that Cleveland would end up keeping Cooper in any potential trade for Hopkins.

If the Browns were able to land Hopkins, they would suddenly boast an impressive receiving trio of Cooper, Hopkins and Jerry Jeudy, providing Watson will all of the weapons he needs to rediscover his previous form.

Hopkins may not be the same elite pass-catcher he was during his Texans days, but he is coming off of an impressive 2023 campaign in which he hauled in 75 receptions for 1,057 yards and seven touchdowns. He managed to achieve that with rather subpar quarterback play in Tennessee.

The 32-year-old has made five Pro Bowl appearances while also earning three First-Team All-Pro selections throughout his NFL career, which began with Houston in 2013. He also spent three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals before joining the Titans last year.