Chris Russo reveals his retirement thinking to The Post: ‘You’re still gonna hear me’

Don’t expect this dog to lose his bite anytime soon. Chris “Mad Dog” Russo doesn’t plan on stepping away from the microphone in the near future, even with the longtime sports personality turning 67 in October. “I will definitely do this for, I don’t want to say for the next 20 years, but I would think [the] next couple years you’re still gonna hear me,” Russo told The Post during a recent visit to ESPN’s studios in Manhattan. “And what am I gonna do if I retire? You know? I mean, all my kids are gone. My wife and I would drive each other crazy staring at each other. “I would think for the next couple of years you’ll see me and hear me the times you want to do it.” Chris Russo on “First Take” on July 15, 2026. FirstTake/X Russo, who made his mark on sports talk during his days at WFAN as pa