{"id":8836,"date":"2024-09-27T23:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8836"},"modified":"2024-09-27T23:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T23:00:25","slug":"jason-kelce-slammed-by-espn-colleague-chris-russo-in-bizarre-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=8836","title":{"rendered":"Jason Kelce slammed by ESPN colleague Chris Russo in bizarre rant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ESPN recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-13864653\/jason-kelce-denies-drunk-monday-night.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>welcomed a big new addition in Jason Kelce<\/strong><\/a>, but at least one of the network&#8217;s personalities isn&#8217;t overjoyed about seeing him on air.<\/p>\n<p>Kelce made his Monday Night Football debut earlier this month as part of the pregame show, and even hopped in the booth for a bit in Week 2 as his former team, the Eagles, took on the Falcons at home.<\/p>\n<p>But Chris &#8216;Mad Dog&#8217; Russo thinks it&#8217;s all a bit much.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You&#8217;re gonna get mad at me. I&#8217;m gonna say it anyway because I feel like it,&#8217; Russo said Wednesday on First Take.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I think we&#8217;ve all seen plenty of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/jason-kelce\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jason Kelce<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0in the last few weeks.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcImg\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/09\/26\/15\/90134743-0-Chris_Mad_Dog_Russo_had_some_unwelcoming_words_for_his_new_ESPN_-a-34_1727360078565.jpg\" alt=\"Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo had some unwelcoming words for his new ESPN colleague Jason Kelce\" width=\"634\" height=\"518\" \/>+<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb2\"><\/div>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>View gallery<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chris &#8216;Mad Dog&#8217; Russo had some unwelcoming words for his new ESPN colleague Jason Kelce<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/09\/26\/15\/90134463-0-image-a-33_1727360035488.jpg\" alt=\"Kelce is a part of the network's Monday Night Football coverage and was in the booth in Week 2\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" \/>+<\/p>\n<div id=\"qcmgidgb3\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"M936536ScriptRootC1603533_0d42a\">\n<div id=\"AdskeeperComposite1603533_0d42a\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox card-media\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>View gallery<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kelce is a part of the network&#8217;s Monday Night Football coverage and was in the booth in Week 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>Russo continued to complain about Kelce making an appearance in the Monday Night Football booth alongside Troy Aikman and Joe Buck &#8211; a sentiment that at least\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jhl0024\/status\/1839056978644971986\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>some fans<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0agree with.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, his comments caused an uproar with his ESPN colleagues as former Colts offensive lineman Jeff Saturday called him a &#8216;hater.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Stephen A. Smith defended Kelce as &#8216;a new star to the network&#8217; and said &#8216;I happen to like Jason a great deal.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Kelce was in great spirits during his return to Lincoln Financial Field, as\u00a0he was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nfl\/article-13857811\/jason-kelce-wild-pregame-espn-eagles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u00a0seen dancing onstage and even throwing beers to fans<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was even accused by some of getting drunk ahead of his TV duties, but he denied that that was the case on a subsequent episode of New Heights.<\/p>\n<p>Travis said to his brother, &#8216;I could tell, by the way, [when] you were talking in the third quarter in the booth that you had been on an up-and-down roller coaster of being in and out of being drunk since about noon.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, Jason immediately cut his younger brother off, saying he had &#8216;zero beers&#8217; before laughing off throwing cans at fans during the pregame festivities.<\/p>\n<p>He added that despite tossing about 100 beers, he did not consume one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Do you know how hard that was?&#8217; he asked, adding, &#8216;I&#8217;m a professional, Travis. 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