First Take star Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo slams Jets coach after TV incident in Hard Knocks and says ‘Lombardi would never’
CHRIS 'Mad Dog' Russo has issues with this season's edition of HBO's hit series NFL Hard Knocks.
On Wednesday's First Take, Russo, 63, went off about the New York Jets coach Robert Saleh swearing on camera and proclaimed a former Super Bowl-winning legend "would never."
Molly Qerim, guest analyst Kimberley A. Martin, and Stephen A. Smith were alongside Russo during his rant.
The outburst ensued during a segment when the panel discussed the Jets' previous Hard Knocks episode — where Saleh talked about the team's mindset and laid out a few "F" bombs.
Mad Dog took this time to inform everyone that he felt Saleh was putting on an act with his cursing.
"Can we take it easy with the language?" Russo said.
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"This language is driving me crazy.
"Is he doing it for TV cameras? Every five seconds."
He continued to express that Saleh should learn from an NFL legend by saying, "[Vince] Lombardi would never do that."
The cast quickly jumped in and questioned Russo's statement.
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Molly asked Russo if he ever cursed out of passion, prompting Smith to sound in some hidden details about his star co-host.
Smith joked that Molly only said something because she curses all the time.
"Why don't you just sit up there and say, 'Doggie, I cuss all the time, so I don't really see what the problem is,' cause you do," Smith said.
Qerim fired back and argued that was false and that she only curses when passionate about a topic.
"That is inaccurate," Qerim said.
"It's just when I'm passionate about certain matters in private conversations, I could get a little fired up. That's passion."
Smith followed up by expressing no issue with Saleh cursing on the show, but rather, it was done in private.
The Jets will open their NFL regular season in a match-up against the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football.
