Chris Russo floats theory that Adam Silver made ESPN fire Jeff Van Gundy
"I can't fathom the idea that ESPN in these layoffs...would fire Jeff Van Gundy."
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Stephen A. Smith rips concern over Aaron Rodgers and New York media: ‘This dude pass gas, they’ll think it’s perfume!’
"If there was ever an individual that was in position to be a godlike figure in the world of sports, it would be Aaron Rodgers."
Thanks to First Take renaissance, Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo has never been more relevant
Craig Carton thinks Mike Francesa and Chris Russo would fail if their careers began today
"There’s a matter in which you talk sports that just does not work anymore."
Chris Russo blasts ESPN’s nonstop Damian Lillard coverage: ‘I don’t need to have a report every 5 minutes!’
"We’ll live if Lillard has to stay in Portland. It’s not the end of the world. The NBA is not going to cease!"
Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo struggles through Mets-Braves math
"uh, uh uh, you know, 56 and -- is that correct?"
Chris Russo dubs Stephen A. Smith’s Aaron Rodgers-Joe Namath comparison his ‘worst take’
"I can’t believe that I’m having my bagel and a banana and I’m putting on First Take yesterday and I got the host sitting here comparing Aaron Rodgers to Joe Willie Namath."
Chris Russo makes Stephen A. Smith’s life ‘easier’ on First Take: ‘I think I supply a little juice.’
"I can help take a little bit of the load away...and take some pressure off him, that’s basically in a lot of ways what I think my role is. And give him credit, he allows me to do it."
JJ Redick calls Chris Russo ‘the absolute worst’ while debating Jaylen Brown
"You can’t have it both ways, buddy."
Molly Qerim reveals Chris Russo’s First Take notes, which create more questions than answers
"This is the most insane thing I've ever seen."
Kyrie Irving blasts media who ‘mix sports with politics’ for spreading rumors about his future
"When they speak on my name and they’re talking about potential teams I’m going to, can you all please stop paying attention to that?"
Chris Russo blows a gasket over TNF flex scheduling: ‘Now we gotta throw Amazon a bone?’
"I love Herbstreit too! Michaels is going to the Hall of Fame, but now we gotta flex THE Amazon?"
Mike and the Mad Dog’s relationship improved after they played a dating game
"It was my idea and he went along with it."
Stephen A. Smith and Chris Russo rip Kawhi Leonard amid torn meniscus report
"Steve Ballmer and the Los Angeles Clippers should force Kawhi Leonard to retire."
ESPN employee Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo bashed Disney World as ‘brainless entertainment’
"Remember, I went to school in Florida, so if anybody knows Disney World, it’s me."
Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo has rabid rage over A’s possum: ‘Put ’em in the NYC subway system!’
"Put ‘em in the New York City subway system, there’s less rats!"
Chronic Letterman guest Chris “Mad Dog” Russo rags on Stephen A. Smith for going on Colbert
"That is a disgrace! You should be ashamed of yourself. Ashamed."
Chris Russo fires back as critics of his Shohei Ohtani vs Mike Trout take want him fired
Russo may have had a bad take, but it’s not a fireable offense.
